Counties in New Mexico by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

McKinley County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 33 counties in 2016, at 46.5%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 32.4% and the figure for New Mexico was 27.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest46.5McKinley County

Lowest3.8Los Alamos County

Median32.433 counties

New Mexico27.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 24
24 to 28
28 to 32
32 to 34
34 to 38
38 and over

%, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	McKinley County	46.5	+7.3 pts
2	Catron County	45.7	+0.8 pts
3	Sierra County	44.5	+0.9 pts
4	Luna County	40.8	-0.4 pts
5	Socorro County	39	-1.7 pts
6	Quay County	38.3	+2.6 pts
7	Hidalgo County	38	+2.6 pts
8	Doña Ana County	36.9	-1.9 pts
9	Mora County	35.4	-0.1 pts
10	San Miguel County	35.3	-0.6 pts
11	Torrance County	34.4	-2.3 pts
12	Cibola County	33.9	-4 pts
13	Taos County	33.4	+1.4 pts
14	De Baca County	33.3	+0.7 pts
15	Lincoln County	32.9	+0.6 pts
16	Grant County	32.4	+2.3 pts
16	Otero County	32.4	-1.2 pts
18	Chaves County	32	+3.2 pts
19	Guadalupe County	31.5	-0.1 pts
20	Colfax County	31.4	+1.6 pts
21	Roosevelt County	28.8	+2.2 pts
22	Union County	28.5	+2.2 pts
23	Rio Arriba County	28.2	-2.4 pts
24	Valencia County	27.1	+0.1 pts
25	Curry County	26.5	-2.8 pts
26	San Juan County	25	+1.5 pts
27	Lea County	24.6	+6.3 pts
28	Bernalillo County	24.1	-0.9 pts
29	Santa Fe County	21.7	+3.1 pts
30	Harding County	19.8	-1.1 pts
31	Eddy County	19.5	+2.4 pts
32	Sandoval County	18.6	+2.9 pts
33	Los Alamos County	3.8	-0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in New Mexico by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in New Mexico by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in New Mexico by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-mexico-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in New Mexico by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-mexico-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_counties_in_new_mexico_2016,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in New Mexico by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

McKinley County, with 46.5% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Los Alamos County, with 3.8% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.