Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| New Mexico | N/A | 18.1 | 375,381 | 49 of 52 |
| Los Alamos County | Rural | 2.9 | 564 | 4 |
| Sandoval County | Urban | 10.0 | 15,123 | 772 |
| Eddy County | Rural | 12.4 | 7,519 | 1,348 |
| Santa Fe County | Urban | 12.5 | 19,103 | 1,373 |
| Taos County | Rural | 14.4 | 4,943 | 1,824 |
| Bernalillo County | Urban | 15.8 | 105,164 | 2,080 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 16.0 | 3,205 | 2,114 |
| Colfax County | Rural | 17.0 | 1,985 | 2,275 |
| Valencia County | Urban | 18.4 | 13,941 | 2,485 |
| Harding County | Rural | 18.7 | 140 | 2,520 |
| Lea County | Rural | 18.7 | 13,178 | 2,520 |
| Mora County | Rural | 18.8 | 782 | 2,536 |
| Grant County | Rural | 19.5 | 5,273 | 2,619 |
| Union County | Rural | 19.5 | 702 | 2,619 |
| Otero County | Rural | 20.0 | 12,903 | 2,654 |
| Rio Arriba County | Rural | 20.1 | 8,033 | 2,660 |
| Torrance County | Urban | 20.4 | 3,100 | 2,690 |
| Hidalgo County | Rural | 20.5 | 823 | 2,697 |
| De Baca County | Rural | 20.6 | 322 | 2,709 |
| Curry County | Rural | 20.9 | 9,743 | 2,734 |
| Catron County | Rural | 21.2 | 772 | 2,764 |
| Roosevelt County | Rural | 21.6 | 3,856 | 2,793 |
| San Miguel County | Rural | 22.0 | 5,689 | 2,821 |
| Dona Ana County | Urban | 22.2 | 47,947 | 2,841 |
| Chaves County | Rural | 22.3 | 13,763 | 2,850 |
| Guadalupe County | Rural | 23.0 | 904 | 2,898 |
| San Juan County | Urban | 23.2 | 27,779 | 2,906 |
| Sierra County | Rural | 24.9 | 2,810 | 2,972 |
| Quay County | Rural | 25.4 | 2,138 | 2,991 |
| Luna County | Rural | 26.1 | 6,517 | 3,011 |
| Cibola County | Rural | 27.6 | 7,041 | 3,046 |
| Socorro County | Rural | 29.0 | 4,502 | 3,071 |
| McKinley County | Rural | 35.7 | 25,117 | 3,124 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 3:40 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 3:40 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.