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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
New Mexico

New Mexico's child poverty rate is 22.6% across 33 counties, meaning 101K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

22.6%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

101K

Children in poverty

16.9%

All-ages poverty

$62,286

Median income

New Mexico by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within New Mexico. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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New Mexico at a glance

Children in poverty

101K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

22.6%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

21.9%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

16.9%

Entire population

Concentration

1.34×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$62,286

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 33 counties in New Mexico.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 McKinley County 41.8%
  2. 2 Luna County 37.6%
  3. 3 Sierra County 35.4%
  4. 4 Catron County 34.1%
  5. 5 Hidalgo County 32.7%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Los Alamos County 3.4%
  2. 2 Sandoval County 16.0%
  3. 3 Bernalillo County 17.9%
  4. 4 Santa Fe County 18.8%
  5. 5 Eddy County 18.9%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Bernalillo County 23K
  2. 2 Dona Ana County 12K
  3. 3 San Juan County 8K
  4. 4 McKinley County 8K
  5. 5 Sandoval County 5K

Every county in New Mexico

All 33 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Bernalillo County 17.9% 17.0% 13.5% 1.33× 23,474 $68,286
Catron County 34.1% 34.8% 18.6% 1.83× 144 $45,802
Chaves County 25.1% 24.3% 20.1% 1.25× 3,843 $51,179
Cibola County 31.0% 29.7% 23.7% 1.31× 1,867 $47,530
Colfax County 26.2% 25.7% 17.8% 1.47× 523 $54,255
Curry County 22.3% 23.0% 18.9% 1.18× 2,737 $53,858
DeBaca County 30.6% 29.1% 18.0% 1.70× 110 $48,234
Dona Ana County 24.2% 23.8% 19.8% 1.22× 12,127 $56,233
Eddy County 18.9% 18.4% 16.5% 1.15× 2,959 $66,485
Grant County 27.2% 25.4% 19.9% 1.37× 1,312 $48,454
Guadalupe County 30.2% 27.3% 24.9% 1.21× 238 $43,463
Harding County 26.8% 25.7% 15.1% 1.77× 22 $47,606
Hidalgo County 32.7% 32.0% 24.0% 1.36× 274 $45,343
Lea County 20.0% 19.3% 17.0% 1.18× 4,074 $60,820
Lincoln County 28.1% 27.9% 16.2% 1.73× 977 $59,386
Los Alamos County 3.4% 3.1% 3.8% 0.89× 134 $146,208
Luna County 37.6% 38.8% 26.4% 1.42× 2,387 $38,641
McKinley County 41.8% 41.1% 34.3% 1.22× 7,579 $41,427
Mora County 27.6% 28.8% 20.9% 1.32× 182 $45,685
Otero County 30.8% 32.7% 19.4% 1.59× 4,481 $51,298
Quay County 32.7% 32.1% 22.8% 1.43× 564 $43,312
Rio Arriba County 27.1% 24.9% 18.5% 1.46× 2,379 $51,703
Roosevelt County 26.1% 25.6% 19.3% 1.35× 1,130 $51,111
San Juan County 26.3% 24.9% 19.9% 1.32× 7,677 $57,296
San Miguel County 30.0% 30.1% 24.7% 1.21× 1,286 $46,318
Sandoval County 16.0% 15.5% 11.7% 1.37× 5,246 $81,557
Santa Fe County 18.8% 17.5% 12.2% 1.54× 4,485 $78,366
Sierra County 35.4% 33.8% 23.5% 1.51× 644 $40,498
Socorro County 32.4% 31.4% 25.2% 1.29× 1,076 $46,070
Taos County 23.1% 22.4% 18.5% 1.25× 1,204 $53,935
Torrance County 32.3% 29.8% 23.0% 1.40× 1,026 $44,780
Union County 25.4% 25.5% 18.4% 1.38× 198 $45,458
Valencia County 23.9% 22.4% 17.3% 1.38× 4,250 $56,785

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