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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 2023, at 35.7%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 20.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 18.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.7McKinley County
Lowest2.9Los Alamos County
Median20.533 counties
New Mexico18.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 15.8 %Catron County: 21.2 %Chaves County: 22.3 %Cibola County: 27.6 %Colfax County: 17 %Curry County: 20.9 %De Baca County: 20.6 %Doña Ana County: 22.2 %Eddy County: 12.5 %Grant County: 19.5 %Guadalupe County: 23 %Harding County: 18.7 %Hidalgo County: 20.5 %Lea County: 18.7 %Lincoln County: 16 %Los Alamos County: 2.9 %Luna County: 26.1 %McKinley County: 35.7 %Mora County: 18.8 %Otero County: 20 %Quay County: 25.4 %Rio Arriba County: 20.1 %Roosevelt County: 21.6 %Sandoval County: 10 %San Juan County: 23.2 %San Miguel County: 22 %Santa Fe County: 12.5 %Sierra County: 24.9 %Socorro County: 29 %Taos County: 14.4 %Torrance County: 20.5 %Union County: 19.5 %Valencia County: 18.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

McKinley County: 35.7 %McKinley County35.7Socorro County: 29 %Socorro County29Cibola County: 27.6 %Cibola County27.6Luna County: 26.1 %Luna County26.1Quay County: 25.4 %Quay County25.4Sierra County: 24.9 %Sierra County24.9San Juan County: 23.2 %San Juan County23.2Guadalupe County: 23 %Guadalupe County23Chaves County: 22.3 %Chaves County22.3Doña Ana County: 22.2 %Doña Ana County22.2San Miguel County: 22 %San Miguel County22Roosevelt County: 21.6 %Roosevelt County21.6Catron County: 21.2 %Catron County21.2Curry County: 20.9 %Curry County20.9De Baca County: 20.6 %De Baca County20.6Hidalgo County: 20.5 %Hidalgo County20.5Torrance County: 20.5 %Torrance County20.5Rio Arriba County: 20.1 %Rio Arriba County20.1Otero County: 20 %Otero County20Grant County: 19.5 %Grant County19.5Union County: 19.5 %Union County19.5Mora County: 18.8 %Mora County18.8Harding County: 18.7 %Harding County18.7Lea County: 18.7 %Lea County18.7Valencia County: 18.4 %Valencia County18.4Colfax County: 17 %Colfax County17Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16Bernalillo County: 15.8 %Bernalillo County15.8Taos County: 14.4 %Taos County14.4Santa Fe County: 12.5 %Santa Fe County12.5Eddy County: 12.5 %Eddy County12.5Sandoval County: 10 %Sandoval County10Los Alamos County: 2.9 %Los Alamos County2.9McKinley County: 35.7 %McKinley County35.7Socorro County: 29 %Socorro County29Cibola County: 27.6 %Cibola County27.6Luna County: 26.1 %Luna County26.1Quay County: 25.4 %Quay County25.4Sierra County: 24.9 %Sierra County24.9San Juan County: 23.2 %San Juan County23.2Guadalupe County: 23 %Guadalupe County23Chaves County: 22.3 %Chaves County22.3Doña Ana County: 22.2 %Doña Ana County22.2San Miguel County: 22 %San Miguel County22Roosevelt County: 21.6 %Roosevelt County21.6Catron County: 21.2 %Catron County21.2Curry County: 20.9 %Curry County20.9De Baca County: 20.6 %De Baca County20.6Hidalgo County: 20.5 %Hidalgo County20.5Torrance County: 20.5 %Torrance County20.5Rio Arriba County: 20.1 %Rio Arriba County20.1Otero County: 20 %Otero County20Grant County: 19.5 %Grant County19.5Union County: 19.5 %Union County19.5Mora County: 18.8 %Mora County18.8Harding County: 18.7 %Harding County18.7Lea County: 18.7 %Lea County18.7Valencia County: 18.4 %Valencia County18.4Colfax County: 17 %Colfax County17Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16Bernalillo County: 15.8 %Bernalillo County15.8Taos County: 14.4 %Taos County14.4Santa Fe County: 12.5 %Santa Fe County12.5Eddy County: 12.5 %Eddy County12.5Sandoval County: 10 %Sandoval County10Los Alamos County: 2.9 %Los Alamos County2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McKinley County35.7+2.1 pts
2Socorro County29-1.6 pts
3Cibola County27.6+0.4 pts
4Luna County26.1+2.8 pts
5Quay County25.4+0.5 pts
6Sierra County24.9-0.3 pts
7San Juan County23.2-1.3 pts
8Guadalupe County23+2.4 pts
9Chaves County22.3+0.5 pts
10Doña Ana County22.2-0.6 pts
11San Miguel County22-1.6 pts
12Roosevelt County21.6+1 pts
13Catron County21.2+0.1 pts
14Curry County20.9+1.5 pts
15De Baca County20.6+4.3 pts
16Hidalgo County20.5-2.7 pts
17Torrance County20.5-0.9 pts
18Rio Arriba County20.1-1.7 pts
19Otero County20+0.6 pts
20Grant County19.5-0.9 pts
21Union County19.5+1.7 pts
22Mora County18.8-3 pts
23Harding County18.7+4.4 pts
24Lea County18.7+0.9 pts
25Valencia County18.4+0.7 pts
26Colfax County17-1.1 pts
27Lincoln County16+0.3 pts
28Bernalillo County15.8-0.6 pts
29Taos County14.4-0.4 pts
30Santa Fe County12.5+0.2 pts
31Eddy County12.5+0.7 pts
32Sandoval County10-0.1 pts
33Los Alamos County2.9-0.8 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

McKinley County, with 35.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 2.9% 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, 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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