Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in New Mexico with household income of less than $40k was 38.17%. Among all New Mexico counties, Guadalupe County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (58.81%), followed by Harding County (58.42%), and De Baca County (56.21%).

On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Los Alamos County (11.92%), Sandoval County (24.59%), and Santa Fe County (31.17%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of New Mexico Counties By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Guadalupe County
Harding County
De Baca County
Quay County
Luna County
Mora County
Sierra County
Catron County
San Miguel County
Union County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank County Percentage of Households (%)
1 Guadalupe County 58.81
2 Harding County 58.42
3 De Baca County 56.21
4 Quay County 56.09
5 Luna County 54.68
6 Mora County 53.50
7 Sierra County 53.43
8 Catron County 53.19
9 San Miguel County 52.58
10 Union County 52.55
11 Socorro County 51.72
12 Colfax County 50.64
13 Grant County 50.57
14 McKinley County 49.74
15 Torrance County 47.37
16 Hidalgo County 45.71
17 Cibola County 45.15
18 Doña Ana County 44.63
19 Rio Arriba County 44.38
20 San Juan County 42.94
21 Otero County 42.83
22 Lincoln County 42.50
23 Chaves County 41.87
24 Taos County 41.35
25 Roosevelt County 40.78
26 Curry County 38.32
27 Valencia County 37.05
28 Bernalillo County 35.83
29 Lea County 34.65
30 Eddy County 32.70
31 Santa Fe County 31.17
32 Sandoval County 24.59
33 Los Alamos County 11.92