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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, NMNM68,11935.2%−0.9 pts

02Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.1%−0.6 pts

03San Miguel County, NMNM26,26025.7%+1.3 pts

04Cibola County, NMNM26,80725.5%+0.7 pts

05Grant County, NMNM27,25225.4%+6.7 pts

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.8%−0.6 pts

07Catron County, NMNM3,82724.7%+0.2 pts

08Torrance County, NMNM16,10024.1%+5.1 pts

09Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61524.1%+1.3 pts

10Luna County, NMNM25,40724.1%−8.8 pts

11Sierra County, NMNM11,39523.9%+3.0 pts

12Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83222.8%+2.5 pts

13Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.0%−5.2 pts

14Quay County, NMNM8,45421.9%+1.0 pts

15San Juan County, NMNM120,34021.7%+0.2 pts

16Colfax County, NMNM12,18421.5%+6.6 pts

17Union County, NMNM3,84421.2%+3.1 pts

18Mora County, NMNM4,05120.9%−4.4 pts

19Chaves County, NMNM63,36419.4%−1.9 pts

20Otero County, NMNM70,36819.1%−0.2 pts

21Curry County, NMNM46,65518.9%−0.1 pts

22Taos County, NMNM34,56417.4%−3.5 pts

23Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.6%−0.2 pts

24Lea County, NMNM74,74916.2%−4.8 pts

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50916.0%−1.2 pts

26Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.9%+2.2 pts

27Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34315.5%−6.1 pts

28De Baca County, NMNM1,64713.9%−3.8 pts

29Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90713.0%+1.0 pts

30Lincoln County, NMNM19,84412.6%−2.3 pts

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.1%+0.0 pts

32Harding County, NMNM61712.0%−4.3 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4074.0%+1.1 pts

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