Ranking of New Mexico Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in New Mexico was 18.78%. Among all New Mexico counties, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Socorro County (43.25%), followed by Quay County (43.17%), and Luna County (39.76%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Sierra County (7.29%), Sandoval County (8.99%), and Los Alamos County (9.94%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties where the Two Or More Races 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.

Ranking of New Mexico Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
Socorro County
Quay County
Luna County
Harding County
Cibola County
McKinley County
Union County
Lincoln County
De Baca County
Valencia County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Socorro County 43.25
2 Quay County 43.17
3 Luna County 39.76
4 Harding County 35.90
5 Cibola County 34.32
6 McKinley County 31.48
7 Union County 30.70
8 Lincoln County 30.06
9 De Baca County 28.86
10 Valencia County 28.55
11 Curry County 28.23
12 San Juan County 28.15
13 Catron County 27.78
14 Grant County 27.48
15 Torrance County 27.14
16 Chaves County 24.12
17 Roosevelt County 20.57
18 Guadalupe County 20.55
19 San Miguel County 19.81
20 Doña Ana County 19.38
21 Hidalgo County 17.25
22 Rio Arriba County 16.87
23 Otero County 16.63
24 Santa Fe County 16.56
25 Colfax County 16.20
26 Bernalillo County 16.07
27 Eddy County 16.00
28 Mora County 15.72
29 Lea County 15.05
30 Taos County 10.95
31 Los Alamos County 9.94
32 Sandoval County 8.99
33 Sierra County 7.29