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Lowest poverty rate, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the lowest 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

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4074.0%+1.1 pts

02Harding County, NMNM61712.0%−4.3 pts

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.1%+0.0 pts

04Lincoln County, NMNM19,84412.6%−2.3 pts

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90713.0%+1.0 pts

06De Baca County, NMNM1,64713.9%−3.8 pts

07Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34315.5%−6.1 pts

08Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.9%+2.2 pts

09Eddy County, NMNM62,50916.0%−1.2 pts

10Lea County, NMNM74,74916.2%−4.8 pts

11Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.6%−0.2 pts

12Taos County, NMNM34,56417.4%−3.5 pts

13Curry County, NMNM46,65518.9%−0.1 pts

14Otero County, NMNM70,36819.1%−0.2 pts

15Chaves County, NMNM63,36419.4%−1.9 pts

16Mora County, NMNM4,05120.9%−4.4 pts

17Union County, NMNM3,84421.2%+3.1 pts

18Colfax County, NMNM12,18421.5%+6.6 pts

19San Juan County, NMNM120,34021.7%+0.2 pts

20Quay County, NMNM8,45421.9%+1.0 pts

21Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.0%−5.2 pts

22Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83222.8%+2.5 pts

23Sierra County, NMNM11,39523.9%+3.0 pts

24Luna County, NMNM25,40724.1%−8.8 pts

25Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61524.1%+1.3 pts

26Torrance County, NMNM16,10024.1%+5.1 pts

27Catron County, NMNM3,82724.7%+0.2 pts

28Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.8%−0.6 pts

29Grant County, NMNM27,25225.4%+6.7 pts

30Cibola County, NMNM26,80725.5%+0.7 pts

31San Miguel County, NMNM26,26025.7%+1.3 pts

32Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.1%−0.6 pts

33McKinley County, NMNM68,11935.2%−0.9 pts

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