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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 (2010 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%+8.2 pts
02Anthony, NMNM8,90040.2%+2.3 pts
03Chaparral, NMNM18,18639.8%+8.5 pts
04Shiprock, NMNM7,61038.0%−1.2 pts
05Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86437.3%−5.7 pts
06Deming, NMNM14,94433.4%+0.4 pts
07Taos, NMNM6,52630.8%+7.6 pts
08Portales, NMNM11,73430.2%+5.3 pts
09Socorro, NMNM8,26129.1%−3.2 pts
10El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32329.0%–
11Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94928.8%+5.6 pts
12Tucumcari, NMNM5,08228.2%+3.5 pts
13Las Vegas, NMNM12,57427.2%−0.6 pts
14Bloomfield, NMNM7,33526.9%+12.1 pts
15Belen, NMNM7,58926.8%+2.0 pts
16Española, NMNM10,45825.1%+3.5 pts
17Gallup, NMNM19,96923.7%+2.9 pts
18Grants, NMNM8,93323.5%+1.7 pts
19Bernalillo, NMNM9,15922.9%+4.7 pts
20Roswell, NMNM46,87821.8%−0.7 pts
21South Valley, NMNM37,12021.7%+0.1 pts
22Clovis, NMNM37,12721.7%+0.7 pts
23Lovington, NMNM11,62021.0%−1.1 pts
24Raton, NMNM5,95220.9%+3.5 pts
25Artesia, NMNM12,73520.6%+0.5 pts
26Las Cruces, NMNM116,97820.4%−2.9 pts
27Hobbs, NMNM40,86320.3%−3.9 pts
28Silver City, NMNM9,28417.9%−4.0 pts
29Farmington, NMNM46,05516.9%+0.9 pts
30Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79016.0%+7.3 pts
31Albuquerque, NMNM556,58815.7%+2.2 pts
32Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04115.6%+14.0 pts
33Santa Fe, NMNM89,83714.8%+2.5 pts
34Los Lunas, NMNM20,57214.3%+0.8 pts
35Alamogordo, NMNM31,90614.1%−2.4 pts
36North Valley, NMNM10,45513.6%+2.9 pts
37Aztec, NMNM6,09113.3%−4.1 pts
38North Hobbs, NMNM6,03413.2%–
39Carlsbad, NMNM32,52412.1%−4.4 pts
40Ruidoso, NMNM7,58011.4%−0.5 pts
41Edgewood, NMNM6,1577.9%−3.0 pts
42Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4197.9%+2.8 pts
43Corrales, NMNM8,4845.7%+0.7 pts
44Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6194.6%+1.8 pts
45White Rock, NMNM5,7162.9%+1.6 pts
46Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.0%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS