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

McKinley County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2022, at 33.6%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for New Mexico was 18.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.6McKinley County
Lowest3.7Los Alamos County
Median20.633 counties
New Mexico18.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 16.4 %Catron County: 21 %Chaves County: 21.8 %Cibola County: 27.3 %Colfax County: 18.1 %Curry County: 19.3 %De Baca County: 16.3 %Doña Ana County: 22.8 %Eddy County: 11.8 %Grant County: 20.5 %Guadalupe County: 20.7 %Harding County: 14.3 %Hidalgo County: 23.2 %Lea County: 17.8 %Lincoln County: 15.7 %Los Alamos County: 3.7 %Luna County: 23.3 %McKinley County: 33.6 %Mora County: 21.7 %Otero County: 19.4 %Quay County: 24.9 %Rio Arriba County: 21.8 %Roosevelt County: 20.6 %Sandoval County: 10.1 %San Juan County: 24.5 %San Miguel County: 23.5 %Santa Fe County: 12.3 %Sierra County: 25.2 %Socorro County: 30.5 %Taos County: 14.9 %Torrance County: 21.3 %Union County: 17.8 %Valencia County: 17.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

McKinley County: 33.6 %McKinley County33.6Socorro County: 30.5 %Socorro County30.5Cibola County: 27.3 %Cibola County27.3Sierra County: 25.2 %Sierra County25.2Quay County: 24.9 %Quay County24.9San Juan County: 24.5 %San Juan County24.5San Miguel County: 23.5 %San Miguel County23.5Luna County: 23.3 %Luna County23.3Hidalgo County: 23.2 %Hidalgo County23.2Doña Ana County: 22.8 %Doña Ana County22.8Rio Arriba County: 21.8 %Rio Arriba County21.8Chaves County: 21.8 %Chaves County21.8Mora County: 21.7 %Mora County21.7Torrance County: 21.3 %Torrance County21.3Catron County: 21 %Catron County21Guadalupe County: 20.7 %Guadalupe County20.7Roosevelt County: 20.6 %Roosevelt County20.6Grant County: 20.5 %Grant County20.5Otero County: 19.4 %Otero County19.4Curry County: 19.3 %Curry County19.3Colfax County: 18.1 %Colfax County18.1Union County: 17.8 %Union County17.8Lea County: 17.8 %Lea County17.8Valencia County: 17.8 %Valencia County17.8Bernalillo County: 16.4 %Bernalillo County16.4De Baca County: 16.3 %De Baca County16.3Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lincoln County15.7Taos County: 14.9 %Taos County14.9Harding County: 14.3 %Harding County14.3Santa Fe County: 12.3 %Santa Fe County12.3Eddy County: 11.8 %Eddy County11.8Sandoval County: 10.1 %Sandoval County10.1Los Alamos County: 3.7 %Los Alamos County3.7McKinley County: 33.6 %McKinley County33.6Socorro County: 30.5 %Socorro County30.5Cibola County: 27.3 %Cibola County27.3Sierra County: 25.2 %Sierra County25.2Quay County: 24.9 %Quay County24.9San Juan County: 24.5 %San Juan County24.5San Miguel County: 23.5 %San Miguel County23.5Luna County: 23.3 %Luna County23.3Hidalgo County: 23.2 %Hidalgo County23.2Doña Ana County: 22.8 %Doña Ana County22.8Rio Arriba County: 21.8 %Rio Arriba County21.8Chaves County: 21.8 %Chaves County21.8Mora County: 21.7 %Mora County21.7Torrance County: 21.3 %Torrance County21.3Catron County: 21 %Catron County21Guadalupe County: 20.7 %Guadalupe County20.7Roosevelt County: 20.6 %Roosevelt County20.6Grant County: 20.5 %Grant County20.5Otero County: 19.4 %Otero County19.4Curry County: 19.3 %Curry County19.3Colfax County: 18.1 %Colfax County18.1Union County: 17.8 %Union County17.8Lea County: 17.8 %Lea County17.8Valencia County: 17.8 %Valencia County17.8Bernalillo County: 16.4 %Bernalillo County16.4De Baca County: 16.3 %De Baca County16.3Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lincoln County15.7Taos County: 14.9 %Taos County14.9Harding County: 14.3 %Harding County14.3Santa Fe County: 12.3 %Santa Fe County12.3Eddy County: 11.8 %Eddy County11.8Sandoval County: 10.1 %Sandoval County10.1Los Alamos County: 3.7 %Los Alamos County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McKinley County33.6-0.5 pts
2Socorro County30.5-1.7 pts
3Cibola County27.3-0.6 pts
4Sierra County25.2+0.2 pts
5Quay County24.9-0.6 pts
6San Juan County24.5+1 pts
7San Miguel County23.5-1.3 pts
8Luna County23.3-3 pts
9Hidalgo County23.2+1.1 pts
10Doña Ana County22.8-0.4 pts
11Rio Arriba County21.8-0.5 pts
12Chaves County21.8+0.5 pts
13Mora County21.7+1.9 pts
14Torrance County21.3-2.6 pts
15Catron County21-1.4 pts
16Guadalupe County20.7+1.9 pts
17Roosevelt County20.6-2.2 pts
18Grant County20.5-1.6 pts
19Otero County19.4+0.4 pts
20Curry County19.3-0.2 pts
21Colfax County18.1-1.6 pts
22Union County17.8-0.4 pts
23Lea County17.8+1 pts
24Valencia County17.8+1.1 pts
25Bernalillo County16.4+0.3 pts
26De Baca County16.3-1.5 pts
27Lincoln County15.7+3.1 pts
28Taos County14.9-0.4 pts
29Harding County14.3-0.3 pts
30Santa Fe County12.3+0.1 pts
31Eddy County11.8-2.9 pts
32Sandoval County10.1-0.2 pts
33Los Alamos County3.7-0.5 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

McKinley County, with 33.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 3.7% in 2022.

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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