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Most residents in poverty, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60176,255+9%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09144,355+24%

03McKinley County, NMNM68,11926,971+2%

04San Juan County, NMNM120,34024,495−5%

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90715,516+20%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,36413,053+1%

07Otero County, NMNM70,36812,008+38%

08Lea County, NMNM74,74911,703−6%

09Valencia County, NMNM82,01311,084+29%

10Sandoval County, NMNM159,56510,906+10%

11Eddy County, NMNM62,5098,898−10%

12Curry County, NMNM46,6558,552+6%

13Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8328,367−12%

14Luna County, NMNM25,4078,219+44%

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,2607,354−5%

16Cibola County, NMNM26,8076,347−21%

17Taos County, NMNM34,5646,278−1%

18Grant County, NMNM27,2525,795−1%

19Socorro County, NMNM15,8385,725+30%

20Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,099−9%

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1003,219+49%

22Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442,891+17%

23Sierra County, NMNM11,3952,771+43%

24Quay County, NMNM8,4542,118−22%

25Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,103−12%

26Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291,617+31%

27Mora County, NMNM4,0511,314−15%

28Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431,013−37%

29Catron County, NMNM3,827867+32%

30Union County, NMNM3,844757−13%

31Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407537+23%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647397−20%

33Harding County, NMNM617132−13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS