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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%−17%

02Luna County, NMNM25,40732.9%+4%

03Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.7%+6%

04Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92927.3%+31%

05Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09125.4%−4%

06Mora County, NMNM4,05125.4%−30%

07Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.8%−26%

08Catron County, NMNM3,82724.5%−4%

09San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−19%

10Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.7%−16%

11Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34321.6%−44%

12San Juan County, NMNM120,34021.5%−24%

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36421.3%−5%

14Lea County, NMNM74,74921.1%−6%

15Taos County, NMNM34,56420.9%−24%

16Sierra County, NMNM11,39520.9%+7%

17Quay County, NMNM8,45420.9%−17%

18Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83220.3%−26%

19Otero County, NMNM70,36819.3%+15%

20Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.0%−10%

21Curry County, NMNM46,65519.0%−1%

22Grant County, NMNM27,25218.7%−12%

23Union County, NMNM3,84418.1%−14%

24De Baca County, NMNM1,64717.7%−19%

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50917.2%−16%

26Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.8%−12%

27Harding County, NMNM61716.3%+7%

28Lincoln County, NMNM19,84414.9%−26%

29Colfax County, NMNM12,18414.8%−20%

30Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60113.7%−6%

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.1%−22%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.0%−8%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.9%+22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS