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New Mexico Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 157 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
1 High Rolls CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
2 La Villita CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
3 Little Walnut Village CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
4 White Sands CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
5 Tome CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
6 Thunder Mountain CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
7 Tres Arroyos CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
8 Sandia Knolls CDP, New Mexico 0.0%
9 Placitas CDP (Sandoval County), New Mexico 0.5%
10 Sandia Heights CDP, New Mexico 0.7%
11 White Rock CDP, New Mexico 0.9%
12 Jarales CDP, New Mexico 1.6%
13 Mesilla town, New Mexico 1.7%
14 Atoka CDP, New Mexico 1.7%
15 El Cerro CDP, New Mexico 2.4%
16 Elephant Butte city, New Mexico 3.2%
17 Center Point CDP, New Mexico 3.7%
18 La Mesilla CDP, New Mexico 3.8%
19 Hurley town, New Mexico 3.9%
20 Los Alamos CDP, New Mexico 3.9%
21 Corrales village, New Mexico 4.3%
22 Eldorado at Santa Fe CDP, New Mexico 4.3%
23 Arroyo Seco CDP, New Mexico 4.7%
24 La Luz CDP, New Mexico 4.9%
25 Spencerville CDP, New Mexico 5.1%
26 Angel Fire village, New Mexico 5.5%
27 La Cienega CDP, New Mexico 5.7%
28 Rio Rancho city, New Mexico 6.0%
29 El Valle de Arroyo Seco CDP, New Mexico 6.0%
30 Boles Acres CDP, New Mexico 6.3%
31 Las Campanas CDP, New Mexico 6.4%
32 San Ysidro CDP, New Mexico 6.7%
33 Algodones CDP, New Mexico 6.9%
34 Picacho Hills CDP, New Mexico 7.0%
35 La Huerta CDP, New Mexico 7.0%
36 Tano Road CDP, New Mexico 7.3%
37 Edgewood town, New Mexico 7.4%
38 Nambe CDP, New Mexico 7.4%
39 Barton CDP, New Mexico 7.6%
40 Ponderosa Pine CDP, New Mexico 7.6%
41 Santa Ana Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 7.6%
42 Tesuque CDP, New Mexico 7.9%
43 Carlsbad city, New Mexico 8.0%
44 Talpa CDP, New Mexico 8.3%
45 Pecos village, New Mexico 8.3%
46 Peralta town, New Mexico 8.7%
47 Cannon AFB CDP, New Mexico 9.2%
48 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque village, New Mexico 9.5%
49 North Hobbs CDP, New Mexico 9.5%
50 Los Chaves CDP, New Mexico 9.9%
51 Ruidoso village, New Mexico 10.2%
52 Pojoaque CDP, New Mexico 10.2%
53 Ranchos de Taos CDP, New Mexico 10.5%
54 Santa Fe city, New Mexico 10.6%
55 West Hammond CDP, New Mexico 10.7%
56 Questa village, New Mexico 10.9%
57 Kirtland AFB CDP, New Mexico 11.0%
58 Artesia city, New Mexico 11.1%
59 Holloman AFB CDP, New Mexico 11.2%
60 Bosque Farms village, New Mexico 11.2%
61 Radium Springs CDP, New Mexico 11.3%
62 Capitan village, New Mexico 11.5%
63 South River CDP, New Mexico 11.5%
64 Flora Vista CDP, New Mexico 11.7%
65 Albuquerque city, New Mexico 11.8%
66 Dulce CDP, New Mexico 11.9%
67 Loving village, New Mexico 12.0%
68 Rio Rancho Estates CDP, New Mexico 12.2%
69 Santa Clara village, New Mexico 12.5%
70 Las Maravillas CDP, New Mexico 12.5%
71 Taos town, New Mexico 12.5%
72 Waterflow CDP, New Mexico 12.5%
73 Loving Municipal Schools, New Mexico 12.8%
74 Farmington city, New Mexico 12.9%
75 Alamogordo city, New Mexico 13.1%
76 Eunice city, New Mexico 13.4%
77 Bernalillo town, New Mexico 13.5%
78 Springer town, New Mexico 13.7%
79 Mountainair town, New Mexico 14.0%
80 Paradise Hills CDP, New Mexico 14.6%
81 Los Lunas village, New Mexico 14.6%
82 Rio Communities city, New Mexico 14.7%
83 Lee Acres CDP, New Mexico 14.7%
84 Silver City town, New Mexico 14.9%
85 Socorro city, New Mexico 15.3%
86 Santa Rosa city, New Mexico 15.4%
87 Jemez Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 15.5%
88 South Valley CDP, New Mexico 15.8%
89 Hobbs city, New Mexico 16.2%
90 Española city, New Mexico 16.4%
91 El Cerro Mission CDP, New Mexico 16.7%
92 Las Cruces city, New Mexico 17.1%
93 Tularosa village, New Mexico 17.5%
94 Santo Domingo Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 17.7%
95 Aztec city, New Mexico 17.7%
96 Angustura CDP, New Mexico 18.2%
97 Bayard city, New Mexico 18.2%
98 Las Vegas city, New Mexico 18.3%
99 Bloomfield city, New Mexico 18.5%
100 Deming city, New Mexico 18.7%