Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| New Mexico | N/A | 17.8 | 370,915 | 49 of 52 |
| Los Alamos County | Rural | 3.5 | 683 | 4 |
| Sandoval County | Urban | 10.0 | 15,214 | 785 |
| Santa Fe County | Urban | 12.0 | 18,428 | 1,261 |
| Eddy County | Rural | 13.8 | 8,344 | 1,695 |
| Bernalillo County | Urban | 15.2 | 100,842 | 1,966 |
| De Baca County | Rural | 15.5 | 242 | 2,031 |
| Taos County | Rural | 15.5 | 5,304 | 2,031 |
| Union County | Rural | 16.6 | 586 | 2,223 |
| Valencia County | Urban | 18.1 | 13,861 | 2,460 |
| Colfax County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,115 | 2,466 |
| Rio Arriba County | Rural | 18.2 | 7,263 | 2,466 |
| Torrance County | Urban | 18.3 | 2,795 | 2,482 |
| Lea County | Rural | 18.7 | 13,366 | 2,529 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,864 | 2,599 |
| Otero County | Rural | 19.3 | 12,608 | 2,599 |
| Harding County | Rural | 19.4 | 144 | 2,609 |
| Grant County | Rural | 19.5 | 5,268 | 2,616 |
| Curry County | Rural | 20.5 | 9,541 | 2,706 |
| Dona Ana County | Urban | 21.3 | 46,562 | 2,777 |
| Mora County | Rural | 21.4 | 887 | 2,782 |
| Sierra County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,412 | 2,782 |
| Roosevelt County | Rural | 21.8 | 3,895 | 2,817 |
| Hidalgo County | Rural | 23.1 | 918 | 2,904 |
| San Juan County | Urban | 23.1 | 27,595 | 2,904 |
| Chaves County | Rural | 24.3 | 14,997 | 2,954 |
| San Miguel County | Rural | 24.4 | 6,304 | 2,963 |
| Catron County | Rural | 24.8 | 926 | 2,979 |
| Guadalupe County | Rural | 25.5 | 1,013 | 3,004 |
| Quay County | Rural | 27.1 | 2,300 | 3,037 |
| Cibola County | Rural | 28.4 | 7,165 | 3,058 |
| Luna County | Rural | 28.6 | 7,185 | 3,062 |
| McKinley County | Rural | 33.2 | 23,187 | 3,112 |
| Socorro County | Rural | 33.2 | 5,101 | 3,112 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 1:56 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.