In 2023, about 17.8 percent of New Mexico's population lived below the poverty line. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when 17.6 percent of New Mexico residents lived below the poverty line. The poverty rate of the United States can be found here.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for New Mexico (PPAANM35000A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about NM, percent, child, poverty, and USA.

This map was updated in April of 2022. To see the archived version of this map, click here: https://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=2e4c4c4cafcc49db80837f32912e66a5#overviewThis map displays data from the Selected Economic Indicators (DP03) dataset from the 2020 American Community Survey 5-Yr Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau. Data is shown at the level of Census Tract and County levels. Small Areas are not on this map at this time (aggregation of Census Tracts developed by the New Mexico Department of Health). Measuring poverty is a topic of much current discussion. See the following links: A Different Way to Measure Poverty - https://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/image/census.jpg"Few topics in American society have more myths and stereotypes surrounding them than poverty, misconceptions that distort both our politics and our domestic policy making."They include the notion that poverty affects a relatively small number of Americans, that the poor are impoverished for years at a time, that most of those in poverty live in inner cities, that too much welfare assistance is provided and that poverty is ultimately a result of not working hard enough. Although pervasive, each assumption is flat-out wrong." -Mark Rank, Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University: https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/poverty-in-america-is-mainstream/

Graph and download economic data for Poverty Universe, All Ages for McKinley County, NM (PUAANM35031A647NCEN) from 1998 to 2023 about McKinley County, NM; NM; poverty; and USA.

New Mexico Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the New Mexico poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In New Mexico, an estimated 364,725 of 2,072,033 people live in poverty, which is 17.6%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in New Mexico is 39.68% higher.

Santa Fe County, New Mexico Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Santa Fe County, New Mexico poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. 11.8% Poverty Rate in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for New Mexico was 336845.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for New Mexico reached a record high of 369384.00000 in January of 2011 and a record low of 336845.00000 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for New Mexico - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Los Alamos County, NM (S1701ACS035028) from 2012 to 2023 about Los Alamos County, NM; NM; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Grant County, NM (PPU18NM35017A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about Grant County, NM; NM; under 18 years; percent; child; poverty; and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People Under Age 5 in Poverty for New Mexico (PP0T4NM35000A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about NM and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Taos County, NM (PPU18NM35055A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about Taos County, NM; NM; under 18 years; percent; child; poverty; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Poverty Universe, All Ages for Bernalillo County, NM (PUAANM35001A647NCEN) from 1998 to 2023 about Bernalillo County, NM; Albuquerque; NM; poverty; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for 90% Confidence Interval Lower Bound of Estimate of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for New Mexico (PECILBU18NM35000A647NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about NM, under 18 years, child, poverty, persons, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for McKinley County, NM (PPAANM35031A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about McKinley County, NM; NM; percent; child; poverty; and USA.

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