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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%−7%

02Luna County, NMNM25,40732.8%−0%

03Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34328.2%+30%

04Socorro County, NMNM15,83826.8%−15%

05San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.8%+2%

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.5%−4%

07Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.0%−3%

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.8%+0%

09Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.6%−17%

10Sierra County, NMNM11,39522.5%+8%

11De Baca County, NMNM1,64721.6%+22%

12Quay County, NMNM8,45421.1%+1%

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36421.0%−1%

14San Juan County, NMNM120,34020.8%−3%

15Curry County, NMNM46,65520.1%+6%

16Otero County, NMNM70,36820.0%+4%

17Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83219.7%−3%

18Valencia County, NMNM82,01319.4%+16%

19Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.4%+2%

20Harding County, NMNM61719.1%+17%

21Lea County, NMNM74,74917.7%−16%

22Colfax County, NMNM12,18417.2%+16%

23Taos County, NMNM34,56417.0%−19%

24Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.6%+14%

25Catron County, NMNM3,82715.3%−37%

26Grant County, NMNM27,25214.8%−21%

27Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90714.4%+20%

28Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.6%−21%

29Lincoln County, NMNM19,84412.9%−13%

30Mora County, NMNM4,05111.9%−53%

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.4%−6%

32Union County, NMNM3,8449.8%−46%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.4%−17%

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