Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 17, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for New Mexico was 18.33%. Among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest poverty rate (34.04%), followed by Socorro County (32.26%), and Cibola County (27.86%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Los Alamos County (4.2%), Sandoval County (10.28%), and Santa Fe County (12.26%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | McKinley County | 34.04 |
| 2 | Socorro County | 32.26 |
| 3 | Cibola County | 27.86 |
| 4 | Luna County | 26.27 |
| 5 | Quay County | 25.52 |
| 6 | Sierra County | 24.98 |
| 7 | San Miguel County | 24.87 |
| 8 | Torrance County | 23.90 |
| 9 | San Juan County | 23.50 |
| 10 | Doña Ana County | 23.20 |
| 11 | Roosevelt County | 22.77 |
| 12 | Catron County | 22.45 |
| 13 | Rio Arriba County | 22.30 |
| 14 | Hidalgo County | 22.13 |
| 15 | Grant County | 22.07 |
| 16 | Chaves County | 21.24 |
| 17 | Mora County | 19.83 |
| 18 | Colfax County | 19.65 |
| 19 | Curry County | 19.50 |
| 20 | Otero County | 18.93 |
| 21 | Guadalupe County | 18.73 |
| 22 | Union County | 18.22 |
| 23 | De Baca County | 17.73 |
| 24 | Lea County | 16.76 |
| 25 | Valencia County | 16.66 |
| 26 | Bernalillo County | 16.09 |
| 27 | Taos County | 15.28 |
| 28 | Eddy County | 14.70 |
| 29 | Harding County | 14.63 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 12.64 |
| 31 | Santa Fe County | 12.26 |
| 32 | Sandoval County | 10.28 |
| 33 | Los Alamos County | 4.20 |