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Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

McKinley County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2024, at 33.2%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 17.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.2McKinley County
Lowest3.5Los Alamos County
Median19.533 counties
New Mexico17.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 15.2 %Catron County: 24.8 %Chaves County: 24.3 %Cibola County: 28.4 %Colfax County: 18.2 %Curry County: 20.5 %De Baca County: 15.5 %Doña Ana County: 21.3 %Eddy County: 13.8 %Grant County: 19.5 %Guadalupe County: 25.5 %Harding County: 19.4 %Hidalgo County: 23.1 %Lea County: 18.7 %Lincoln County: 19.3 %Los Alamos County: 3.5 %Luna County: 28.6 %McKinley County: 33.2 %Mora County: 21.4 %Otero County: 19.3 %Quay County: 27.1 %Rio Arriba County: 18.2 %Roosevelt County: 21.9 %Sandoval County: 10 %San Juan County: 23.1 %San Miguel County: 24.4 %Santa Fe County: 12 %Sierra County: 21.4 %Socorro County: 33.2 %Taos County: 15.5 %Torrance County: 18.3 %Union County: 16.6 %Valencia County: 18.1 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

McKinley County: 33.2 %McKinley County33.2Socorro County: 33.2 %Socorro County33.2Luna County: 28.6 %Luna County28.6Cibola County: 28.4 %Cibola County28.4Quay County: 27.1 %Quay County27.1Guadalupe County: 25.5 %Guadalupe County25.5Catron County: 24.8 %Catron County24.8San Miguel County: 24.4 %San Miguel County24.4Chaves County: 24.3 %Chaves County24.3Hidalgo County: 23.1 %Hidalgo County23.1San Juan County: 23.1 %San Juan County23.1Roosevelt County: 21.9 %Roosevelt County21.9Mora County: 21.4 %Mora County21.4Sierra County: 21.4 %Sierra County21.4Doña Ana County: 21.3 %Doña Ana County21.3Curry County: 20.5 %Curry County20.5Grant County: 19.5 %Grant County19.5Harding County: 19.4 %Harding County19.4Lincoln County: 19.3 %Lincoln County19.3Otero County: 19.3 %Otero County19.3Lea County: 18.7 %Lea County18.7Torrance County: 18.3 %Torrance County18.3Rio Arriba County: 18.2 %Rio Arriba County18.2Colfax County: 18.2 %Colfax County18.2Valencia County: 18.1 %Valencia County18.1Union County: 16.6 %Union County16.6De Baca County: 15.5 %De Baca County15.5Taos County: 15.5 %Taos County15.5Bernalillo County: 15.2 %Bernalillo County15.2Eddy County: 13.8 %Eddy County13.8Santa Fe County: 12 %Santa Fe County12Sandoval County: 10 %Sandoval County10Los Alamos County: 3.5 %Los Alamos County3.5McKinley County: 33.2 %McKinley County33.2Socorro County: 33.2 %Socorro County33.2Luna County: 28.6 %Luna County28.6Cibola County: 28.4 %Cibola County28.4Quay County: 27.1 %Quay County27.1Guadalupe County: 25.5 %Guadalupe County25.5Catron County: 24.8 %Catron County24.8San Miguel County: 24.4 %San Miguel County24.4Chaves County: 24.3 %Chaves County24.3Hidalgo County: 23.1 %Hidalgo County23.1San Juan County: 23.1 %San Juan County23.1Roosevelt County: 21.9 %Roosevelt County21.9Mora County: 21.4 %Mora County21.4Sierra County: 21.4 %Sierra County21.4Doña Ana County: 21.3 %Doña Ana County21.3Curry County: 20.5 %Curry County20.5Grant County: 19.5 %Grant County19.5Harding County: 19.4 %Harding County19.4Lincoln County: 19.3 %Lincoln County19.3Otero County: 19.3 %Otero County19.3Lea County: 18.7 %Lea County18.7Torrance County: 18.3 %Torrance County18.3Rio Arriba County: 18.2 %Rio Arriba County18.2Colfax County: 18.2 %Colfax County18.2Valencia County: 18.1 %Valencia County18.1Union County: 16.6 %Union County16.6De Baca County: 15.5 %De Baca County15.5Taos County: 15.5 %Taos County15.5Bernalillo County: 15.2 %Bernalillo County15.2Eddy County: 13.8 %Eddy County13.8Santa Fe County: 12 %Santa Fe County12Sandoval County: 10 %Sandoval County10Los Alamos County: 3.5 %Los Alamos County3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1McKinley County33.2-2.4 pts
2Socorro County33.2+4.2 pts
3Luna County28.6+2.4 pts
4Cibola County28.4+0.8 pts
5Quay County27.1+1.7 pts
6Guadalupe County25.5+2.4 pts
7Catron County24.8+3.6 pts
8San Miguel County24.4+2.4 pts
9Chaves County24.3+2 pts
10Hidalgo County23.1+2.6 pts
10San Juan County23.1-0.1 pts
12Roosevelt County21.9+0.3 pts
13Mora County21.4+2.7 pts
14Sierra County21.4-3.6 pts
15Doña Ana County21.3-0.9 pts
16Curry County20.5-0.3 pts
17Grant County19.5-0 pts
18Harding County19.4+0.7 pts
19Lincoln County19.3+3.2 pts
19Otero County19.3-0.7 pts
21Lea County18.70 pts
22Torrance County18.3-2.2 pts
23Rio Arriba County18.2-1.9 pts
24Colfax County18.2+1.2 pts
25Valencia County18.1-0.3 pts
26Union County16.6-2.9 pts
27De Baca County15.5-5.1 pts
28Taos County15.5+1 pts
29Bernalillo County15.2-0.6 pts
30Eddy County13.8+1.4 pts
31Santa Fe County12-0.5 pts
32Sandoval County10-0.1 pts
33Los Alamos County3.5+0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

McKinley County, with 33.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Los Alamos County, with 3.5% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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