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
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 602,590.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 66,751,967.
• Rank within US : N/A

McKinley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 34,634.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3107 of 3143

Catron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,609.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3094 of 3143

Luna County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 11,160.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3082 of 3143

Socorro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,723.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3053 of 3143

Cibola County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,223.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2994 of 3143

Quay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,225.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2959 of 3143

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,618.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2929 of 3143

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 44,885.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2924 of 3143

Torrance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,428.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2896 of 3143

Dona Ana County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 76,498.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2874 of 3143

Hidalgo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,476.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2860 of 3143

Colfax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,213.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2851 of 3143

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,679.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2839 of 3143

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 186.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2807 of 3143

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,908.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2805 of 3143

Chaves County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 21,746.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2801 of 3143

Mora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,408.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2717 of 3143

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,161.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2693 of 3143

Roosevelt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,946.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2665 of 3143

Rio Arriba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 13,175.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2660 of 3143

De Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 590.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2585 of 3143

Curry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 15,070.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2568 of 3143

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 19,532.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2497 of 3143

Guadalupe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,134.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2437 of 3143

Taos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,191.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2414 of 3143

Valencia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 20,776.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2232 of 3143

Lea County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 19,264.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2172 of 3143

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,297.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2079 of 3143

Bernalillo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 170,311.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1924 of 3143

Eddy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,562.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1698 of 3143

Santa Fe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 33,137.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1370 of 3143

Sandoval County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 24,449.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 604 of 3143

Los Alamos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,376.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 14 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/23/2024 9:00 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.