Ranking of New Mexico Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group in New Mexico was 31.43%. Among all New Mexico counties, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Sierra County (80%), followed by Socorro County (67.62%), and Grant County (55.05%). On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Catron County (0%), Los Alamos County (0.73%), and Lea County (7.91%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties where the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial 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.