State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019 USDA Food Environment Atlas
Sorted by Percent

New Mexico

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 268,515.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.

Mora County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 60 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,927.

Harding County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 48 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 335.

Catron County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 44 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,643.

McKinley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 34 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 24,379.

Socorro County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,874.

Valencia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 20,612.

Luna County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,989.

San Miguel County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 23 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,665.

Cibola County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 22 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,965.

Torrance County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 22 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,546.

San Juan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 24,986.

Quay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,646.

Sandoval County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 24,236.

Dona Ana County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 34,540.

Chaves County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 10,722.

Hidalgo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 780.

Colfax County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,012.

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,142.

Roosevelt County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,927.

Sierra County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,794.

Guadalupe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 673.

Taos County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,546.

Curry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,256.

Grant County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,160.

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 501.

Eddy County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,475.

Santa Fe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 13,473.

De Baca County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 158.

Otero County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,041.

Lea County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,634.

Bernalillo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 39,975.

Los Alamos County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 904.

Rio Arriba County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 0.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 10:30 pm.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

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: Limited Access to Healthy Foods data provided by the USDA Food Environment Atlas.

For more information about Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.