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Lowest poverty rate, New Mexico cities · 2000

New Mexico cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 44 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01White Rock, NMNM5,7161.3%+0%

02Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0411.6%+0%

03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6192.9%+0%

04Los Alamos, NMNM13,3173.6%+0%

05Corrales, NMNM8,4845.0%+0%

06Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4195.1%+0%

07Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7908.7%+0%

08North Valley, NMNM10,45510.7%+0%

09Edgewood, NMNM6,15710.9%+0%

10Ruidoso, NMNM7,58011.9%+0%

11Santa Fe, NMNM89,83712.3%+0%

12Los Lunas, NMNM20,57213.5%+0%

13Albuquerque, NMNM556,58813.5%+0%

14Bloomfield, NMNM7,33514.7%+0%

15Farmington, NMNM46,05516.0%+0%

16Carlsbad, NMNM32,52416.5%+0%

17Alamogordo, NMNM31,90616.5%+0%

18Raton, NMNM5,95217.4%+0%

19Aztec, NMNM6,09117.4%+0%

20Bernalillo, NMNM9,15918.2%+0%

21Artesia, NMNM12,73520.1%+0%

22Gallup, NMNM19,96920.8%+0%

23Clovis, NMNM37,12721.0%+0%

24Española, NMNM10,45821.6%+0%

25South Valley, NMNM37,12021.7%+0%

26Grants, NMNM8,93321.9%+0%

27Silver City, NMNM9,28421.9%+0%

28Lovington, NMNM11,62022.1%+0%

29Roswell, NMNM46,87822.6%+0%

30Taos, NMNM6,52623.1%+0%

31Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94923.2%+0%

32Las Cruces, NMNM116,97823.3%+0%

33Hobbs, NMNM40,86324.2%+0%

34Tucumcari, NMNM5,08224.8%+0%

35Belen, NMNM7,58924.8%+0%

36Portales, NMNM11,73424.9%+0%

37Las Vegas, NMNM12,57427.8%+0%

38Chaparral, NMNM18,18631.3%+0%

39Socorro, NMNM8,26132.3%+0%

40Deming, NMNM14,94432.9%+0%

41Anthony, NMNM8,90038.0%+0%

42Sunland Park, NMNM18,26839.0%+0%

43Shiprock, NMNM7,61039.2%+0%

44Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86443.0%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES