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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
New Mexico

New Mexico's senior poverty rate is 13.1%, and 28.6% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 33 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

13.1%

Senior poverty (65+)

28.6%

Seniors living alone

35.0%

Senior SNAP take-up

$51,596

Senior median income

New Mexico by county

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Toggle between five ACS metrics to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within New Mexico. Hover a county for its exact value.

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New Mexico at a glance

Seniors in poverty

51K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

13.1%

Ages 65+

Living alone

28.6%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

35.0%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$51,596

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.47

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 33 counties in New Mexico.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Guadalupe 25.4%
  2. 2 McKinley 24.4%
  3. 3 Harding 23.6%
  4. 4 Mora 21.3%
  5. 5 Union 20.5%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 De Baca 54.8%
  2. 2 Harding 42.3%
  3. 3 Quay 40.9%
  4. 4 Union 38.9%
  5. 5 Curry 36.4%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Bernalillo 119K
  2. 2 Santa Fe 42K
  3. 3 Doña Ana 37K
  4. 4 Sandoval 29K
  5. 5 San Juan 19K

Every county in New Mexico

All 33 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Bernalillo 12.7% 32.5% 34.6% $54,410 118,548 0.55
Catron 14.3% 35.0% 71.9% $31,458 1,639 0.64
Chaves 16.5% 31.8% 34.5% $41,815 10,207 0.62
Cibola 18.9% 27.6% 35.4% $45,368 4,674 0.58
Colfax 8.3% 33.7% 34.8% $44,381 3,408 0.48
Curry 16.7% 36.4% 27.2% $39,909 6,030 0.73
De Baca 19.0% 54.8% 46.5% $41,161 378 0.86
Doña Ana 14.5% 24.1% 30.2% $48,988 36,785 0.40
Eddy 14.4% 32.1% 31.7% $45,278 8,796 0.58
Grant 9.2% 27.6% 39.6% $45,720 7,946 0.36
Guadalupe 25.4% 23.1% 55.5% $28,250 894 0.62
Harding 23.6% 42.3% 57.1% $29,464 208 0.97
Hidalgo 4.4% 26.2% 15.5% $44,727 893 0.22
Lea 18.2% 27.5% 25.5% $35,182 8,027 0.56
Lincoln 7.4% 27.6% 20.8% $51,914 6,169 0.32
Los Alamos 2.0% 21.2% 42.8% $146,000 3,475 0.07
Luna 15.1% 31.4% 31.6% $33,371 5,203 0.58
McKinley 24.4% 19.1% 37.0% $42,262 9,299 0.51
Mora 21.3% 14.8% 41.0% $43,829 1,366 0.42
Otero 13.5% 25.5% 37.3% $45,327 11,491 0.41
Quay 19.7% 40.9% 39.2% $37,580 2,210 0.88
Rio Arriba 16.3% 27.1% 44.4% $44,703 8,479 0.51
Roosevelt 14.9% 34.7% 30.8% $49,762 2,764 0.65
San Juan 15.7% 20.5% 33.7% $43,898 19,424 0.35
San Miguel 13.7% 36.1% 43.1% $41,144 6,496 0.65
Sandoval 7.8% 21.0% 38.7% $66,206 29,475 0.18
Santa Fe 9.1% 30.5% 35.9% $68,027 42,161 0.42
Sierra 15.2% 34.3% 45.9% $35,196 4,082 0.65
Socorro 20.2% 23.1% 49.5% $36,618 3,250 0.51
Taos 13.8% 32.3% 42.6% $55,929 10,121 0.57
Torrance 12.2% 21.4% 44.7% $41,547 3,376 0.29
Union 20.5% 38.9% 42.9% $33,920 878 0.87
Valencia 15.2% 23.8% 38.9% $48,222 14,191 0.41

Senior food help in New Mexico

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

New Mexico senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in New Mexico, and benefit amounts.

New Mexico SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search New Mexico's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

New Mexico food pantries