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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%−2%

02Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.1%−2%

03San Miguel County, NMNM26,26025.7%+5%

04Cibola County, NMNM26,80725.5%+3%

05Grant County, NMNM27,25225.4%+36%

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.8%−2%

07Catron County, NMNM3,82724.7%+1%

08Torrance County, NMNM16,10024.1%+27%

09Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61524.1%+6%

10Luna County, NMNM25,40724.1%−27%

11Sierra County, NMNM11,39523.9%+14%

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

13Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.0%−19%

14Quay County, NMNM8,45421.9%+5%

15San Juan County, NMNM120,34021.7%+1%

16Colfax County, NMNM12,18421.5%+45%

17Union County, NMNM3,84421.2%+17%

18Mora County, NMNM4,05120.9%−17%

19Chaves County, NMNM63,36419.4%−9%

20Otero County, NMNM70,36819.1%−1%

21Curry County, NMNM46,65518.9%−0%

22Taos County, NMNM34,56417.4%−17%

23Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.6%−1%

24Lea County, NMNM74,74916.2%−23%

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50916.0%−7%

26Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.9%+16%

27Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34315.5%−28%

28De Baca County, NMNM1,64713.9%−21%

29Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90713.0%+9%

30Lincoln County, NMNM19,84412.6%−16%

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.1%+0%

32Harding County, NMNM61712.0%−26%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4074.0%+38%

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