State Cancer Profiles

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:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2022 1:40 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.