Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 42,510,843.
- Rank within US : N/A
New Mexico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 392,065.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
Los Alamos County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 809.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 18 of 3146
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,026.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 783 of 3146
Sandoval County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,049.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1263 of 3146
Santa Fe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1274 of 3146
Harding County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 63.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1595 of 3146
Eddy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,323.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1658 of 3146
Guadalupe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 561.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1832 of 3146
Lea County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,698.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1914 of 3146
De Baca County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 323.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1950 of 3146
Catron County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 571.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2031 of 3146
Bernalillo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 111,693.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2073 of 3146
Valencia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,525.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2112 of 3146
Taos County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,976.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2341 of 3146
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 670.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2500 of 3146
Chaves County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,280.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2504 of 3146
Mora County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 903.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2558 of 3146
Colfax County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,316.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2563 of 3146
Quay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,659.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2598 of 3146
Curry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,186.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2656 of 3146
San Juan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 26,075.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2659 of 3146
Otero County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 13,816.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2741 of 3146
Torrance County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,590.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2855 of 3146
Grant County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,460.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2871 of 3146
Rio Arriba County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,351.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2877 of 3146
Roosevelt County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,425.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2920 of 3146
Hidalgo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,079.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2962 of 3146
Cibola County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,660.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2973 of 3146
Dona Ana County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 55,581.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2979 of 3146
Sierra County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,849.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2985 of 3146
Luna County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,553.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3014 of 3146
San Miguel County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,392.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3028 of 3146
Socorro County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,824.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3055 of 3146
McKinley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 24,982.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3113 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
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