Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in New Mexico was 11.8%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Sunland Park city (50.35%), followed by Deming city (32.46%), and Portales city (23.14%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Los Alamos CDP (4.25%), Rio Rancho city (5.02%), and Artesia city (6.84%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in New Mexico.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Sunland Park city
Deming city
Portales city
Lovington city
Chaparral CDP
South Valley CDP
Roswell city
Las Vegas city
Hobbs city
Las Cruces city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Sunland Park city 50.35
2 Deming city 32.46
3 Portales city 23.14
4 Lovington city 22.33
5 Chaparral CDP 21.42
6 South Valley CDP 18.16
7 Roswell city 18.13
8 Las Vegas city 18.04
9 Hobbs city 16.73
10 Las Cruces city 16.60
11 Alamogordo city 15.91
12 Clovis city 14.24
13 Carlsbad city 14.00
14 Española city 13.33
15 Los Lunas village 12.26
16 Gallup city 11.34
17 Albuquerque city 11.20
18 Farmington city 10.95
19 North Valley CDP 10.29
20 Santa Fe city 10.14
21 Artesia city 6.84
22 Rio Rancho city 5.02
23 Los Alamos CDP 4.25