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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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, NMNM68,11933.4%−2.7 pts

02Luna County, NMNM25,40732.8%−0.0 pts

03Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34328.2%+6.5 pts

04Socorro County, NMNM15,83826.8%−4.8 pts

05San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.8%+0.4 pts

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.5%−0.9 pts

07Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.0%−0.8 pts

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.8%+0.1 pts

09Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.6%−4.7 pts

10Sierra County, NMNM11,39522.5%+1.6 pts

11De Baca County, NMNM1,64721.6%+3.9 pts

12Quay County, NMNM8,45421.1%+0.2 pts

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36421.0%−0.3 pts

14San Juan County, NMNM120,34020.8%−0.8 pts

15Curry County, NMNM46,65520.1%+1.1 pts

16Otero County, NMNM70,36820.0%+0.7 pts

17Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83219.7%−0.6 pts

18Valencia County, NMNM82,01319.4%+2.6 pts

19Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.4%+0.3 pts

20Harding County, NMNM61719.1%+2.8 pts

21Lea County, NMNM74,74917.7%−3.4 pts

22Colfax County, NMNM12,18417.2%+2.3 pts

23Taos County, NMNM34,56417.0%−3.9 pts

24Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.6%+1.9 pts

25Catron County, NMNM3,82715.3%−9.1 pts

26Grant County, NMNM27,25214.8%−3.9 pts

27Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90714.4%+2.4 pts

28Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.6%−3.6 pts

29Lincoln County, NMNM19,84412.9%−2.0 pts

30Mora County, NMNM4,05111.9%−13.4 pts

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.4%−0.7 pts

32Union County, NMNM3,8449.8%−8.3 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.4%−0.5 pts

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