State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 69,762,719.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 623,262.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

Bernalillo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 178,355.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1884 of 3146

Dona Ana County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 84,028.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2970 of 3146

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 39,881.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2513 of 3146

McKinley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 35,582.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3107 of 3146

Santa Fe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 34,057.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1386 of 3146

Sandoval County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 28,499.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 937 of 3146

Chaves County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 22,479.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2788 of 3146

Valencia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 22,240.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2300 of 3146

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 20,541.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2600 of 3146

Lea County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 18,651.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2028 of 3146

Curry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,969.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2734 of 3146

Rio Arriba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 13,898.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2798 of 3146

Eddy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 13,503.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1471 of 3146

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,816.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3010 of 3146

Taos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,707.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2598 of 3146

Luna County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,274.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3046 of 3146

Cibola County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,038.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2958 of 3146

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,111.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2664 of 3146

Roosevelt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,807.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2921 of 3146

Socorro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,577.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2986 of 3146

Torrance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,994.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2962 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,490.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1417 of 3146

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,350.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2991 of 3146

Colfax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,076.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2767 of 3146

Quay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,930.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2810 of 3146

Mora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,596.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2772 of 3146

Hidalgo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,517.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2827 of 3146

Los Alamos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,267.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 5 of 3146

Catron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,260.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2829 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,002.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2196 of 3146

Guadalupe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 946.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1786 of 3146

De Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 678.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2657 of 3146

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 143.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2557 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/06/2022 1:49 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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.