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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%−2.8 pts

02Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+1.5 pts

03Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−4.3 pts

04Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+3.6 pts

05Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+6.3 pts

06Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+3.8 pts

07Catron County, NMNM3,82724.8%+0.3 pts

08San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−0.0 pts

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36424.3%+3.0 pts

10Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92923.1%−4.2 pts

11San Juan County, NMNM120,34023.1%+1.6 pts

12Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.8%−0.9 pts

13Mora County, NMNM4,05121.4%−3.9 pts

14Sierra County, NMNM11,39521.4%+0.5 pts

15Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.3%−4.1 pts

16Curry County, NMNM46,65520.5%+1.5 pts

17Grant County, NMNM27,25219.5%+0.8 pts

18Harding County, NMNM61719.4%+3.1 pts

19Otero County, NMNM70,36819.3%−0.0 pts

20Lincoln County, NMNM19,84419.3%+4.4 pts

21Lea County, NMNM74,74918.7%−2.4 pts

22Torrance County, NMNM16,10018.3%−0.8 pts

23Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83218.2%−2.1 pts

24Colfax County, NMNM12,18418.2%+3.3 pts

25Valencia County, NMNM82,01318.1%+1.4 pts

26Union County, NMNM3,84416.6%−1.6 pts

27De Baca County, NMNM1,64715.5%−2.2 pts

28Taos County, NMNM34,56415.5%−5.5 pts

29Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.2%+1.5 pts

30Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.8%−3.4 pts

31Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.0%−0.0 pts

32Sandoval County, NMNM159,56510.0%−2.2 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.5%+0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES