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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01McKinley County, NMNM68,11936.1%−7.4 pts

02Luna County, NMNM25,40732.9%+1.4 pts

03Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.7%+1.8 pts

04Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92927.3%+6.5 pts

05Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09125.4%−1.1 pts

06Mora County, NMNM4,05125.4%−10.8 pts

07Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.8%−8.8 pts

08Catron County, NMNM3,82724.5%−1.2 pts

09San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−5.8 pts

10Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.7%−4.2 pts

11Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34321.6%−16.8 pts

12San Juan County, NMNM120,34021.5%−6.7 pts

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36421.3%−1.1 pts

14Lea County, NMNM74,74921.1%−1.3 pts

15Taos County, NMNM34,56420.9%−6.6 pts

16Sierra County, NMNM11,39520.9%+1.3 pts

17Quay County, NMNM8,45420.9%−4.2 pts

18Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83220.3%−7.2 pts

19Otero County, NMNM70,36819.3%+2.5 pts

20Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.0%−2.0 pts

21Curry County, NMNM46,65519.0%−0.2 pts

22Grant County, NMNM27,25218.7%−2.6 pts

23Union County, NMNM3,84418.1%−2.9 pts

24De Baca County, NMNM1,64717.7%−4.2 pts

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50917.2%−3.2 pts

26Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.8%−2.2 pts

27Harding County, NMNM61716.3%+1.0 pts

28Lincoln County, NMNM19,84414.9%−5.2 pts

29Colfax County, NMNM12,18414.8%−3.8 pts

30Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60113.7%−0.9 pts

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.1%−3.5 pts

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.0%−1.0 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.9%+0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS