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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 ↑
101 Clovis city, New Mexico 18.8%
102 Lovington city, New Mexico 19.0%
103 San Felipe Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 19.1%
104 North Valley CDP, New Mexico 19.8%
105 Raton city, New Mexico 19.8%
106 Estancia town, New Mexico 19.9%
107 Meadow Lake CDP, New Mexico 20.0%
108 Portales city, New Mexico 20.2%
109 Milan village, New Mexico 20.4%
110 Roswell city, New Mexico 20.5%
111 Crouch Mesa CDP, New Mexico 20.6%
112 Jal city, New Mexico 20.7%
113 Ruidoso Downs city, New Mexico 20.7%
114 El Rancho CDP, New Mexico 21.1%
115 Ohkay Owingeh CDP, New Mexico 21.3%
116 Santa Teresa CDP, New Mexico 21.6%
117 Valencia CDP (Valencia County), New Mexico 21.7%
118 Santa Clara Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 22.2%
119 Thoreau CDP, New Mexico 22.7%
120 Belen city, New Mexico 22.9%
121 Sunland Park city, New Mexico 23.3%
122 Agua Fria CDP, New Mexico 23.3%
123 Gallup city, New Mexico 23.7%
124 Berino CDP, New Mexico 23.9%
125 Tucumcari city, New Mexico 24.0%
126 Clayton town, New Mexico 24.1%
127 Chimayo CDP, New Mexico 24.4%
128 La Plata CDP, New Mexico 25.0%
129 Rock Springs CDP, New Mexico 25.1%
130 Chaparral CDP, New Mexico 25.4%
131 Upper Fruitland CDP, New Mexico 25.6%
132 Hatch village, New Mexico 26.7%
133 Lordsburg city, New Mexico 27.0%
134 Iyanbito CDP, New Mexico 27.2%
135 Taos Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 28.1%
136 Crownpoint CDP, New Mexico 28.1%
137 Truth or Consequences city, New Mexico 29.0%
138 Dexter town, New Mexico 29.9%
139 Grants city, New Mexico 30.2%
140 Shiprock CDP, New Mexico 30.9%
141 Moriarty city, New Mexico 30.9%
142 Black Rock CDP, New Mexico 31.3%
143 Vado CDP, New Mexico 33.2%
144 Zuni Pueblo CDP, New Mexico 34.1%
145 University Park CDP, New Mexico 34.8%
146 Keeler Farm CDP, New Mexico 35.3%
147 Anthony city, New Mexico 35.8%
148 Church Rock CDP, New Mexico 36.6%
149 Columbus village, New Mexico 37.5%
150 McIntosh CDP, New Mexico 37.6%
151 Dixon CDP, New Mexico 40.6%
152 Doña Ana CDP, New Mexico 43.2%
153 Gamerco CDP, New Mexico 46.5%
154 Cloudcroft village, New Mexico 50.0%
155 Navajo CDP, New Mexico 50.6%
156 Paraje CDP, New Mexico 61.7%
157 Williams Acres CDP, New Mexico 73.2%