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Most residents in poverty, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, NMNM667,601103,441+36%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09151,223+15%

03San Juan County, NMNM120,34027,014+10%

04McKinley County, NMNM68,11923,868−12%

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720,703+33%

06Sandoval County, NMNM159,56514,975+37%

07Valencia County, NMNM82,01314,842+34%

08Chaves County, NMNM63,36413,777+6%

09Otero County, NMNM70,36812,736+6%

10Lea County, NMNM74,74911,444−2%

11Curry County, NMNM46,6559,725+14%

12Luna County, NMNM25,4078,244+0%

13Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327,914−5%

14Eddy County, NMNM62,5097,315−18%

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,2607,298−1%

16Cibola County, NMNM26,8076,543+3%

17Taos County, NMNM34,5645,609−11%

18Socorro County, NMNM15,8384,796−16%

19Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,535+11%

20Grant County, NMNM27,2524,372−25%

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1003,176−1%

22Sierra County, NMNM11,3952,695−3%

23Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442,647−8%

24Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,359+12%

25Quay County, NMNM8,4541,907−10%

26Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431,321+30%

27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291,104−32%

28Mora County, NMNM4,051583−56%

29Catron County, NMNM3,827571−34%

30Union County, NMNM3,844446−41%

31De Baca County, NMNM1,647437+10%

32Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407435−19%

33Harding County, NMNM617133+1%

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