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Lowest poverty rate, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties with the lowest 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

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.4%−0.5 pts

02Union County, NMNM3,8449.8%−8.3 pts

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.4%−0.7 pts

04Mora County, NMNM4,05111.9%−13.4 pts

05Lincoln County, NMNM19,84412.9%−2.0 pts

06Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.6%−3.6 pts

07Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90714.4%+2.4 pts

08Grant County, NMNM27,25214.8%−3.9 pts

09Catron County, NMNM3,82715.3%−9.1 pts

10Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.6%+1.9 pts

11Taos County, NMNM34,56417.0%−3.9 pts

12Colfax County, NMNM12,18417.2%+2.3 pts

13Lea County, NMNM74,74917.7%−3.4 pts

14Harding County, NMNM61719.1%+2.8 pts

15Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.4%+0.3 pts

16Valencia County, NMNM82,01319.4%+2.6 pts

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

18Otero County, NMNM70,36820.0%+0.7 pts

19Curry County, NMNM46,65520.1%+1.1 pts

20San Juan County, NMNM120,34020.8%−0.8 pts

21Chaves County, NMNM63,36421.0%−0.3 pts

22Quay County, NMNM8,45421.1%+0.2 pts

23De Baca County, NMNM1,64721.6%+3.9 pts

24Sierra County, NMNM11,39522.5%+1.6 pts

25Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.6%−4.7 pts

26Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.8%+0.1 pts

27Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.0%−0.8 pts

28Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.5%−0.9 pts

29San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.8%+0.4 pts

30Socorro County, NMNM15,83826.8%−4.8 pts

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34328.2%+6.5 pts

32Luna County, NMNM25,40732.8%−0.0 pts

33McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.4%−2.7 pts

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