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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in New Mexico

58.1% coverage

New Mexico's WIC program reaches 58.1% of eligible residents — an estimated 43,000 participants out of 74,000 who qualify. That leaves 31,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

74K

WIC eligibles

43K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

31K

Unserved eligibles

33

Counties

New Mexico by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in New Mexico inherits the state's 58.1% coverage rate. County-level eligibles are allocated from state totals in proportion to the county's share of low-income children under 6 (ACS B17024). See methodology.

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New Mexico at a glance

Coverage rate

58.1%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

41.9%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

74K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

43K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

31K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

68K

50.3% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 33 counties in New Mexico.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Bernalillo 19K
  2. 2 Doña Ana 10K
  3. 3 San Juan 6K
  4. 4 McKinley 4K
  5. 5 Otero 3K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Bernalillo 8K
  2. 2 Doña Ana 4K
  3. 3 San Juan 2K
  4. 4 McKinley 2K
  5. 5 Otero 1K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Quay 90.3%
  2. 2 McKinley 73.2%
  3. 3 Roosevelt 72.3%
  4. 4 Luna 67.2%
  5. 5 Grant 67.2%

Every county in New Mexico

All 33 counties with WIC eligibility estimates, unserved gap, and ACS child-poverty context.

County Eligibles est. Participants est. Unserved est. Kids < 6 low-income Poverty share
Bernalillo 18,990 11,035 7,955 17,458 43.5%
Catron 12 7 5 11 47.8%
Chaves 3,043 1,769 1,274 2,798 60.6%
Cibola 1,250 726 524 1,149 64.7%
Colfax 425 247 178 391 62.0%
Curry 2,294 1,333 961 2,109 46.9%
De Baca 50 29 21 46 28.4%
Doña Ana 9,871 5,736 4,135 9,075 60.0%
Eddy 1,726 1,003 723 1,587 31.4%
Grant 1,092 635 457 1,004 67.2%
Guadalupe 147 85 62 135 52.1%
Harding 15 9 6 14 58.3%
Hidalgo 137 80 57 126 44.2%
Lea 3,213 1,867 1,346 2,954 43.3%
Lincoln 699 406 293 643 65.5%
Los Alamos 133 77 56 122 11.7%
Luna 1,567 911 656 1,441 67.2%
McKinley 4,267 2,480 1,787 3,923 73.2%
Mora 82 47 35 75 66.4%
Otero 3,356 1,950 1,406 3,085 59.7%
Quay 273 159 114 251 90.3%
Rio Arriba 1,583 920 663 1,455 62.3%
Roosevelt 1,098 638 460 1,009 72.3%
San Juan 5,772 3,354 2,418 5,306 63.5%
San Miguel 755 439 316 694 50.2%
Sandoval 3,269 1,899 1,370 3,005 33.8%
Santa Fe 3,289 1,911 1,378 3,024 42.5%
Sierra 377 219 158 347 66.3%
Socorro 782 454 328 719 61.5%
Taos 648 377 271 596 45.3%
Torrance 544 316 228 500 58.4%
Union 231 134 97 212 53.3%
Valencia 3,010 1,749 1,261 2,767 50.4%

Apply for WIC in New Mexico

Income limits, food-package rules, clinic locator, and application instructions specific to New Mexico's WIC agency.

New Mexico WIC guide

Families with children

Our population-specific guide: WIC, SNAP, school meals, Summer EBT, and pantry programs for families with kids in New Mexico.

Families guide

New Mexico SNAP

SNAP recipients are automatically income-eligible for WIC through adjunctive eligibility — often the fastest path to enrollment.

New Mexico SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search New Mexico's verified pantries — many partner with WIC clinics and distribute infant formula, baby food, and diapers.

New Mexico food pantries

WIC methodology

How we estimated county-level eligibles, why state coverage rates can't be disaggregated, and which data sources we used.

Full methodology