RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most residents in poverty, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties 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 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 5,880.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60169,961–

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09135,843–

03McKinley County, NMNM68,11926,386–

04San Juan County, NMNM120,34025,888–

05Chaves County, NMNM63,36412,934–

06Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712,904–

07Lea County, NMNM74,74912,497–

08Eddy County, NMNM62,5099,934–

09Sandoval County, NMNM159,5659,905–

10Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8329,462–

11Otero County, NMNM70,3688,692–

12Valencia County, NMNM82,0138,580–

13Curry County, NMNM46,6558,093–

14Cibola County, NMNM26,8077,998–

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,2607,766–

16Taos County, NMNM34,5646,363–

17Grant County, NMNM27,2525,880–

18Luna County, NMNM25,4075,696–

19Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,501–

20Socorro County, NMNM15,8384,415–

21Quay County, NMNM8,4542,712–

22Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442,461–

23Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,402–

24Torrance County, NMNM16,1002,166–

25Sierra County, NMNM11,3951,942–

26Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431,598–

27Mora County, NMNM4,0511,543–

28Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291,236–

29Union County, NMNM3,844866–

30Catron County, NMNM3,827657–

31De Baca County, NMNM1,647494–

32Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407435–

33Harding County, NMNM617151–

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