RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 41 SHOWN OF 41

Most residents in poverty, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is 2,376.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,58853,772–

02Las Cruces, NMNM116,97814,040–

03Roswell, NMNM46,8789,652–

04South Valley, NMNM37,1208,889–

05Hobbs, NMNM40,8637,220–

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,8376,873–

07Clovis, NMNM37,1276,634–

08Farmington, NMNM46,0555,176–

09Carlsbad, NMNM32,5245,148–

10Las Vegas, NMNM12,5744,468–

11Gallup, NMNM19,9694,397–

12Sunland Park, NMNM18,2684,333–

13Portales, NMNM11,7343,740–

14Alamogordo, NMNM31,9063,731–

15Deming, NMNM14,9443,718–

16Shiprock, NMNM7,6103,594–

17Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8642,865–

18Silver City, NMNM9,2842,567–

19Lovington, NMNM11,6202,478–

20Anthony, NMNM8,9002,421–

21Socorro, NMNM8,2612,376–

22Grants, NMNM8,9332,361–

23Artesia, NMNM12,7352,268–

24Española, NMNM10,4582,206–

25Tucumcari, NMNM5,0821,956–

26Belen, NMNM7,5891,848–

27North Valley, NMNM10,4551,644–

28Los Lunas, NMNM20,5721,521–

29Raton, NMNM5,9521,511–

30Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,401–

31Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9491,289–

32Aztec, NMNM6,0911,277–

33Taos, NMNM6,5261,097–

34Bloomfield, NMNM7,3351,083–

35Ruidoso, NMNM7,580896–

36Chaparral, NMNM18,186800–

37Corrales, NMNM8,484475–

38Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790428–

39Los Alamos, NMNM13,317265–

40White Rock, NMNM5,716153–

41Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61969–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS