# Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate, 2024

All 33 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/new-mexico-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/new-mexico-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Socorro County | 28.5 |
| 2 | McKinley County | 26.2 |
| 3 | San Miguel County | 26 |
| 4 | Cibola County | 25.9 |
| 5 | Hidalgo County | 24 |
| 6 | Luna County | 23.9 |
| 7 | Guadalupe County | 22.3 |
| 8 | Chaves County | 21.6 |
| 9 | Quay County | 20.6 |
| 9 | Sierra County | 20.6 |
| 11 | Torrance County | 20.2 |
| 12 | Roosevelt County | 20.1 |
| 13 | Otero County | 19.3 |
| 14 | Mora County | 19.2 |
| 15 | Catron County | 19 |
| 16 | Union County | 18.3 |
| 17 | San Juan County | 18.2 |
| 18 | Colfax County | 17.9 |
| 18 | Doña Ana County | 17.9 |
| 20 | Grant County | 17.3 |
| 21 | Taos County | 17.2 |
| 22 | Rio Arriba County | 17.1 |
| 23 | De Baca County | 16.9 |
| 24 | Curry County | 16.8 |
| 25 | Lea County | 15.7 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 15.5 |
| 27 | Eddy County | 15.1 |
| 28 | Valencia County | 15 |
| 29 | Harding County | 14.4 |
| 30 | Bernalillo County | 13.7 |
| 31 | Santa Fe County | 10.9 |
| 32 | Sandoval County | 9.4 |
| 33 | Los Alamos County | 3.8 |