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Most residents in poverty, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, NMNM667,601107,573+41%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09154,524+23%

03San Juan County, NMNM120,34026,459+8%

04McKinley County, NMNM68,11925,655−5%

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720,194+30%

06Sandoval County, NMNM159,56518,062+66%

07Otero County, NMNM70,36812,959+8%

08Valencia County, NMNM82,01312,651+14%

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36412,639−3%

10Lea County, NMNM74,74912,098+3%

11Eddy County, NMNM62,5099,959+12%

12Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8329,191+10%

13Curry County, NMNM46,6559,156+7%

14Grant County, NMNM27,2527,162+24%

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,2606,999−5%

16Cibola County, NMNM26,8076,941+9%

17Luna County, NMNM25,4076,116−26%

18Taos County, NMNM34,5646,000−4%

19Socorro County, NMNM15,8385,163−10%

20Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,623+13%

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1003,626+13%

22Sierra County, NMNM11,3952,764−0%

23Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,659+26%

24Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442,548−12%

25Quay County, NMNM8,4541,914−10%

26Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929921−43%

27Catron County, NMNM3,827883+2%

28Mora County, NMNM4,051877−33%

29Union County, NMNM3,844864+14%

30Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407786+46%

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343691−32%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647237−40%

33Harding County, NMNM61779−40%

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