Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| New Mexico | N/A | 13.7 | 69,601 | 49 of 52 |
| Los Alamos County | Rural | 3.0 | 157 | 61 |
| Sandoval County | Urban | 7.3 | 2,937 | 1,022 |
| Mora County | Rural | 8.1 | 99 | 1,265 |
| Eddy County | Rural | 8.7 | 1,378 | 1,453 |
| Santa Fe County | Urban | 9.0 | 3,548 | 1,551 |
| De Baca County | Rural | 9.4 | 30 | 1,665 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 9.4 | 527 | 1,665 |
| Grant County | Rural | 10.5 | 606 | 1,912 |
| Taos County | Rural | 11.0 | 836 | 2,031 |
| Harding County | Rural | 11.6 | 17 | 2,163 |
| Bernalillo County | Urban | 11.8 | 19,053 | 2,209 |
| Colfax County | Rural | 12.9 | 404 | 2,386 |
| Torrance County | Urban | 12.9 | 470 | 2,386 |
| Valencia County | Urban | 13.3 | 2,432 | 2,455 |
| Catron County | Rural | 14.7 | 118 | 2,607 |
| Lea County | Rural | 15.3 | 2,585 | 2,678 |
| Otero County | Rural | 15.4 | 2,351 | 2,688 |
| Rio Arriba County | Rural | 15.4 | 1,436 | 2,688 |
| San Miguel County | Rural | 15.5 | 1,018 | 2,700 |
| Union County | Rural | 16.7 | 135 | 2,811 |
| Roosevelt County | Rural | 16.8 | 747 | 2,820 |
| Curry County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,971 | 2,871 |
| San Juan County | Urban | 17.6 | 5,020 | 2,888 |
| Sierra County | Rural | 17.6 | 489 | 2,888 |
| Dona Ana County | Urban | 18.4 | 9,714 | 2,921 |
| Hidalgo County | Rural | 18.4 | 182 | 2,921 |
| Chaves County | Rural | 18.5 | 2,852 | 2,928 |
| Quay County | Rural | 20.0 | 434 | 2,990 |
| Luna County | Rural | 21.0 | 1,146 | 3,014 |
| Guadalupe County | Rural | 21.5 | 199 | 3,029 |
| Socorro County | Rural | 22.8 | 697 | 3,063 |
| Cibola County | Rural | 25.7 | 1,433 | 3,101 |
| McKinley County | Rural | 30.5 | 4,580 | 3,121 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/04/2025 7:53 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/04/2025 7:53 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.