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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. The median across all 33 is 19.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Guadalupe County, NM, up 21 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.2%−2.8 pts
02Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+1.5 pts
03▲7Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−4.3 pts
04Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+3.6 pts
05▲9Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+6.3 pts
06▲21Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+3.8 pts
07Catron County, NMNM3,82724.8%+0.3 pts
08▼5San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%0.0 pts
09▲10Chaves County, NMNM63,36424.3%+3.0 pts
10▲3Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92923.1%−4.2 pts
11▲4San Juan County, NMNM120,34023.1%+1.6 pts
12▼3Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.8%−0.9 pts
13▲5Mora County, NMNM4,05121.4%−3.9 pts
14▼3Sierra County, NMNM11,39521.4%+0.5 pts
15▼9Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.3%−4.1 pts
16▲5Curry County, NMNM46,65520.5%+1.5 pts
17▼12Grant County, NMNM27,25219.5%+0.8 pts
18▲14Harding County, NMNM61719.4%+3.1 pts
19▲1Otero County, NMNM70,36819.3%0.0 pts
20▲10Lincoln County, NMNM19,84419.3%+4.4 pts
21▲3Lea County, NMNM74,74918.7%−2.4 pts
22▼14Torrance County, NMNM16,10018.3%−0.8 pts
23▼11Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83218.2%−2.1 pts
24▼8Colfax County, NMNM12,18418.2%+3.3 pts
25▼2Valencia County, NMNM82,01318.1%+1.4 pts
26▼9Union County, NMNM3,84416.6%−1.6 pts
27▲1De Baca County, NMNM1,64715.5%−2.2 pts
28▼6Taos County, NMNM34,56415.5%−5.5 pts
29▼3Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.2%+1.5 pts
30▼5Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.8%−3.4 pts
31▼2Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.0%0.0 pts
32▼1Sandoval County, NMNM159,56510.0%−2.2 pts
33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.5%+0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES