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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.2%−8%

02Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+5%

03Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−13%

04Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+15%

05Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+30%

06Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+18%

07Catron County, NMNM3,82724.8%+1%

08San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−0%

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36424.3%+14%

10Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92923.1%−15%

11San Juan County, NMNM120,34023.1%+7%

12Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.8%−4%

13Mora County, NMNM4,05121.4%−16%

14Sierra County, NMNM11,39521.4%+2%

15Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.3%−16%

16Curry County, NMNM46,65520.5%+8%

17Grant County, NMNM27,25219.5%+4%

18Harding County, NMNM61719.4%+19%

19Otero County, NMNM70,36819.3%−0%

20Lincoln County, NMNM19,84419.3%+29%

21Lea County, NMNM74,74918.7%−11%

22Torrance County, NMNM16,10018.3%−4%

23Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83218.2%−10%

24Colfax County, NMNM12,18418.2%+22%

25Valencia County, NMNM82,01318.1%+8%

26Union County, NMNM3,84416.6%−9%

27De Baca County, NMNM1,64715.5%−13%

28Taos County, NMNM34,56415.5%−26%

29Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.2%+11%

30Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.8%−20%

31Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.0%−0%

32Sandoval County, NMNM159,56510.0%−18%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.5%+21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES