Ranking of New Mexico Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in New Mexico was 15.6%. Among all New Mexico counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Cibola County (26.86%), followed by Socorro County (26.06%), and Sierra County (24.71%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Los Alamos County (3.53%), Sandoval County (6.91%), and Harding County (9.67%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties where the White 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.