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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico cities · 2010

New Mexico cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Sunland Park, NMNM18,26847.2%+21%
02Anthony, NMNM8,90040.2%+6%
03Chaparral, NMNM18,18639.8%+27%
04Shiprock, NMNM7,61038.0%−3%
05Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86437.3%−13%
06Deming, NMNM14,94433.4%+1%
07Taos, NMNM6,52630.8%+33%
08Portales, NMNM11,73430.2%+21%
09Socorro, NMNM8,26129.1%−10%
10El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32329.0%–
11Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94928.8%+24%
12Tucumcari, NMNM5,08228.2%+14%
13Las Vegas, NMNM12,57427.2%−2%
14Bloomfield, NMNM7,33526.9%+83%
15Belen, NMNM7,58926.8%+8%
16Española, NMNM10,45825.1%+16%
17Gallup, NMNM19,96923.7%+14%
18Grants, NMNM8,93323.5%+8%
19Bernalillo, NMNM9,15922.9%+26%
20Roswell, NMNM46,87821.8%−3%
21South Valley, NMNM37,12021.7%+0%
22Clovis, NMNM37,12721.7%+3%
23Lovington, NMNM11,62021.0%−5%
24Raton, NMNM5,95220.9%+20%
25Artesia, NMNM12,73520.6%+2%
26Las Cruces, NMNM116,97820.4%−12%
27Hobbs, NMNM40,86320.3%−16%
28Silver City, NMNM9,28417.9%−18%
29Farmington, NMNM46,05516.9%+6%
30Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79016.0%+84%
31Albuquerque, NMNM556,58815.7%+16%
32Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04115.6%+870%
33Santa Fe, NMNM89,83714.8%+20%
34Los Lunas, NMNM20,57214.3%+6%
35Alamogordo, NMNM31,90614.1%−15%
36North Valley, NMNM10,45513.6%+27%
37Aztec, NMNM6,09113.3%−23%
38North Hobbs, NMNM6,03413.2%–
39Carlsbad, NMNM32,52412.1%−27%
40Ruidoso, NMNM7,58011.4%−4%
41Edgewood, NMNM6,1577.9%−27%
42Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4197.9%+54%
43Corrales, NMNM8,4845.7%+15%
44Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6194.6%+63%
45White Rock, NMNM5,7162.9%+117%
46Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.0%−46%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES