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Most residents in poverty, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601102,206+34%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09147,824+8%

03San Juan County, NMNM120,34027,910+14%

04McKinley County, NMNM68,11923,414−13%

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90718,680+20%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,36415,601+20%

07Sandoval County, NMNM159,56515,295+40%

08Valencia County, NMNM82,01314,227+28%

09Lea County, NMNM74,74913,779+18%

10Otero County, NMNM70,36813,256+10%

11Curry County, NMNM46,6559,770+14%

12Eddy County, NMNM62,5098,456−5%

13Cibola County, NMNM26,8077,624+20%

14Luna County, NMNM25,4077,320−11%

15Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327,308−13%

16San Miguel County, NMNM26,2606,554−11%

17Grant County, NMNM27,2525,417−7%

18Socorro County, NMNM15,8385,372−6%

19Taos County, NMNM34,5645,340−15%

20Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,136+1%

21Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443,895+35%

22Torrance County, NMNM16,1002,830−12%

23Sierra County, NMNM11,3952,459−11%

24Quay County, NMNM8,4542,322+10%

25Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,237+6%

26Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431,116+10%

27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929933−42%

28Catron County, NMNM3,827927+7%

29Mora County, NMNM4,051889−32%

30Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407686+28%

31Union County, NMNM3,844665−12%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647244−39%

33Harding County, NMNM617144+9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES