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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. The median across all 33 is 5,417. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Guadalupe County, NM, up 5 places to #26.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most residents in poverty by state
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%
06▲3Chaves County, NMNM63,36415,601+20%
07▼1Sandoval County, NMNM159,56515,295+40%
08Valencia County, NMNM82,01314,227+28%
09▲1Lea County, NMNM74,74913,779+18%
10▼3Otero County, NMNM70,36813,256+10%
11▲2Curry County, NMNM46,6559,770+14%
12▼1Eddy County, NMNM62,5098,456−5%
13▲3Cibola County, NMNM26,8077,624+20%
14▲3Luna County, NMNM25,4077,320−11%
15▼3Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327,308−13%
16▼1San Miguel County, NMNM26,2606,554−11%
17▼3Grant County, NMNM27,2525,417−7%
18▲1Socorro County, NMNM15,8385,372−6%
19▼1Taos County, NMNM34,5645,340−15%
20Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,136+1%
21▲3Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443,895+35%
22▼1Torrance County, NMNM16,1002,830−12%
23▼1Sierra County, NMNM11,3952,459−11%
24▲1Quay County, NMNM8,4542,322+10%
25▼2Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,237+6%
26▲5Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431,116+10%
27▼1Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929933−42%
28▼1Catron County, NMNM3,827927+7%
29▼1Mora County, NMNM4,051889−32%
30Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407686+28%
31▼2Union County, NMNM3,844665−12%
32De Baca County, NMNM1,647244−39%
33Harding County, NMNM617144+9%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES