Ranking of New Mexico Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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 counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Luna County (24.95%), followed by Sierra County (22.59%), and Catron County (21.54%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Los Alamos County (3.85%), Sandoval County (4.97%), and Harding County (8.02%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in New Mexico.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Luna County | 24.95 |
2 | Sierra County | 22.59 |
3 | Catron County | 21.54 |
4 | Socorro County | 20.81 |
5 | Quay County | 20.74 |
6 | De Baca County | 19.79 |
7 | Roosevelt County | 19.29 |
8 | Grant County | 17.92 |
9 | Torrance County | 17.28 |
10 | Cibola County | 17.20 |
11 | Chaves County | 16.54 |
12 | Rio Arriba County | 15.86 |
13 | Hidalgo County | 15.53 |
14 | Taos County | 14.90 |
15 | Curry County | 14.72 |
16 | Doña Ana County | 14.57 |
17 | Mora County | 13.92 |
18 | Lea County | 13.79 |
19 | San Juan County | 13.77 |
20 | Otero County | 13.50 |
21 | Colfax County | 12.90 |
22 | Guadalupe County | 12.77 |
23 | San Miguel County | 12.54 |
24 | Bernalillo County | 10.89 |
25 | McKinley County | 10.75 |
26 | Lincoln County | 10.18 |
27 | Eddy County | 10.06 |
28 | Valencia County | 9.69 |
29 | Santa Fe County | 8.70 |
30 | Union County | 8.35 |
31 | Harding County | 8.02 |
32 | Sandoval County | 4.97 |
33 | Los Alamos County | 3.85 |