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Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate

McKinley County had the highest poverty rate of 33 counties in 2023, at 34.3%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for New Mexico was 16.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.3McKinley County
Lowest3.8Los Alamos County
Median19.333 counties
New Mexico16.9History

All counties, 2023

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McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 34.3 %34.3Luna CountyLuna County: 26.4 %26.4Socorro CountySocorro County: 25.2 %25.2Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 24.9 %24.9San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 24.7 %24.7Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 24 %24Cibola CountyCibola County: 23.7 %23.7Sierra CountySierra County: 23.5 %23.5Torrance CountyTorrance County: 23 %23Quay CountyQuay County: 22.8 %22.8Mora CountyMora County: 20.9 %20.9Chaves CountyChaves County: 20.1 %20.1Grant CountyGrant County: 19.9 %19.9San Juan CountySan Juan County: 19.9 %19.9Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 19.8 %19.8Otero CountyOtero County: 19.4 %19.4Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 19.3 %19.3Curry CountyCurry County: 18.9 %18.9Catron CountyCatron County: 18.6 %18.6Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 18.5 %18.5Taos CountyTaos County: 18.5 %18.5Union CountyUnion County: 18.4 %18.4De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 18 %18Colfax CountyColfax County: 17.8 %17.8Valencia CountyValencia County: 17.3 %17.3Lea CountyLea County: 17 %17Eddy CountyEddy County: 16.5 %16.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 16.2 %16.2Harding CountyHarding County: 15.1 %15.1Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 13.5 %13.5Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 12.2 %12.2Sandoval CountySandoval County: 11.7 %11.7Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McKinley County34.3+2.4 pts
2Luna County26.40 pts
3Socorro County25.2+0.6 pts
4Guadalupe County24.9+1.1 pts
5San Miguel County24.7+1.3 pts
6Hidalgo County24-1.2 pts
7Cibola County23.7-5.9 pts
8Sierra County23.5+1.1 pts
9Torrance County23+2.7 pts
10Quay County22.8-0.8 pts
11Mora County20.9-0.1 pts
12Chaves County20.1+0.5 pts
13Grant County19.9+0.2 pts
13San Juan County19.9-2.5 pts
15Doña Ana County19.8-3.4 pts
16Otero County19.4-0.2 pts
17Roosevelt County19.3+1.7 pts
18Curry County18.9+1.4 pts
19Catron County18.6-1.2 pts
20Rio Arriba County18.5+0.4 pts
20Taos County18.5+0.1 pts
22Union County18.4-0.5 pts
23De Baca County18-0.8 pts
24Colfax County17.8-0.7 pts
25Valencia County17.3-1.5 pts
26Lea County17-1.5 pts
27Eddy County16.5+3.2 pts
28Lincoln County16.2-1.2 pts
29Harding County15.1-1.5 pts
30Bernalillo County13.5-0.5 pts
31Santa Fe County12.2+0.2 pts
32Sandoval County11.7+1.4 pts
33Los Alamos County3.8+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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 of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

McKinley County, with 34.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Los Alamos County, with 3.8% in 2023.

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 of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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