Counties in the State of New Mexico Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of New Mexico Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of New Mexico based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

33 Harding County

695
Total Population

-
Urban Population

695
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

349
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

349
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

32 Los Alamos County

17,950
Total Population

17,950
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,663
Housing Units

7,663
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31 Mora County

4,881
Total Population

-
Urban Population

4,881
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,114
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

2,114
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30 Lincoln County

20,497
Total Population

8,848
Urban Population

11,649
Rural Population

12.43%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

28.8%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,548
Population In Low Income Areas

2,548
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

9,219
Housing Units

4,152
Urban Housing Units

5,067
Rural Housing Units

1,156
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,156
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

29 Sandoval County

131,561
Total Population

99,967
Urban Population

31,594
Rural Population

20.66%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.93%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.77%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

27,174
Population In Low Income Areas

20,928
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,246
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

47,602
Housing Units

36,529
Urban Housing Units

11,073
Rural Housing Units

8,630
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,101
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,529
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28 Eddy County

53,829
Total Population

38,127
Urban Population

15,702
Rural Population

21.18%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

29.9%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

11,401
Population In Low Income Areas

11,401
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

20,411
Housing Units

14,591
Urban Housing Units

5,820
Rural Housing Units

4,182
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,182
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27 Colfax County

13,750
Total Population

-
Urban Population

13,750
Rural Population

31.38%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

31.38%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

4,315
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,315
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

6,011
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

6,011
Rural Housing Units

1,856
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,856
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26 Santa Fe County

144,170
Total Population

101,900
Urban Population

42,270
Rural Population

31.87%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.19%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

23.88%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

45,952
Population In Low Income Areas

35,858
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,094
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

61,963
Housing Units

44,346
Urban Housing Units

17,617
Rural Housing Units

18,018
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,256
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,762
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25 Quay County

9,041
Total Population

6,023
Urban Population

3,018
Rural Population

32.55%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

48.86%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,943
Population In Low Income Areas

2,943
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

4,072
Housing Units

2,698
Urban Housing Units

1,374
Rural Housing Units

1,308
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,308
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24 Grant County

29,514
Total Population

11,057
Urban Population

18,457
Rural Population

35.28%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.71%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.23%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

10,414
Population In Low Income Areas

4,280
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,134
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

12,586
Housing Units

4,679
Urban Housing Units

7,907
Rural Housing Units

4,196
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,766
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,430
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

23 Bernalillo County

662,564
Total Population

627,794
Urban Population

34,770
Rural Population

40.92%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

42.18%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

18.2%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

271,107
Population In Low Income Areas

264,778
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,329
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

266,000
Housing Units

253,974
Urban Housing Units

12,026
Rural Housing Units

104,879
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

102,936
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,943
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22 Otero County

63,797
Total Population

33,864
Urban Population

29,933
Rural Population

42.96%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

26.34%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

61.77%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

27,410
Population In Low Income Areas

8,919
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,491
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

24,464
Housing Units

13,873
Urban Housing Units

10,591
Rural Housing Units

9,095
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,406
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,689
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21 Lea County

64,727
Total Population

50,922
Urban Population

13,805
Rural Population

43.71%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

49.15%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

23.64%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

28,291
Population In Low Income Areas

25,028
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,263
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

22,236
Housing Units

17,804
Urban Housing Units

4,432
Rural Housing Units

8,948
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,300
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

648
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20 San Juan County

130,044
Total Population

77,998
Urban Population

52,046
Rural Population

44.4%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.69%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

42.48%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

57,743
Population In Low Income Areas

35,634
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

22,109
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

44,404
Housing Units

27,463
Urban Housing Units

16,941
Rural Housing Units

19,301
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,322
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,979
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19 Valencia County

76,569
Total Population

60,036
Urban Population

16,533
Rural Population

50.43%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

55.77%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

31.02%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

38,612
Population In Low Income Areas

33,484
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,128
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

27,500
Housing Units

21,412
Urban Housing Units

6,088
Rural Housing Units

13,579
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11,708
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,871
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

18 Curry County

48,376
Total Population

38,810
Urban Population

9,566
Rural Population

51.17%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.79%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

24,756
Population In Low Income Areas

24,756
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,015
Housing Units

14,531
Urban Housing Units

3,484
Rural Housing Units

8,917
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,917
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17 Dona Ana County

209,233
Total Population

141,669
Urban Population

67,564
Rural Population

54.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

65.33%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

32.19%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

114,299
Population In Low Income Areas

92,547
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

21,752
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

75,532
Housing Units

50,894
Urban Housing Units

24,638
Rural Housing Units

38,870
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31,965
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,905
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16 Taos County

32,937
Total Population

7,839
Urban Population

25,098
Rural Population

61.81%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

49.88%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,359
Population In Low Income Areas

7,839
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,520
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

14,806
Housing Units

3,488
Urban Housing Units

11,318
Rural Housing Units

9,148
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,488
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,660
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15 Chaves County

65,645
Total Population

46,500
Urban Population

19,145
Rural Population

62.36%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.77%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

49.21%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

40,933
Population In Low Income Areas

31,511
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,422
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

23,691
Housing Units

17,124
Urban Housing Units

6,567
Rural Housing Units

14,314
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11,210
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,104
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14 Roosevelt County

19,846
Total Population

12,755
Urban Population

7,091
Rural Population

64.27%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

12,755
Population In Low Income Areas

12,755
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,299
Housing Units

4,728
Urban Housing Units

2,571
Rural Housing Units

4,728
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,728
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Rio Arriba County

40,246
Total Population

9,763
Urban Population

30,483
Rural Population

71.03%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

61.75%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

28,585
Population In Low Income Areas

9,763
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,822
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

15,768
Housing Units

3,676
Urban Housing Units

12,092
Rural Housing Units

11,320
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,676
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,644
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Cibola County

27,213
Total Population

14,769
Urban Population

12,444
Rural Population

75.53%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.91%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,553
Population In Low Income Areas

8,109
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,444
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

8,860
Housing Units

4,883
Urban Housing Units

3,977
Rural Housing Units

6,862
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,885
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,977
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Sierra County

11,988
Total Population

3,456
Urban Population

8,532
Rural Population

78.4%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

69.66%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

9,399
Population In Low Income Areas

3,456
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,943
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

5,917
Housing Units

1,767
Urban Housing Units

4,150
Rural Housing Units

4,748
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,767
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,981
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 Socorro County

17,866
Total Population

10,198
Urban Population

7,668
Rural Population

89.64%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

75.86%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

16,015
Population In Low Income Areas

10,198
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,817
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,014
Housing Units

4,124
Urban Housing Units

2,890
Rural Housing Units

6,213
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,124
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,089
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 McKinley County

71,492
Total Population

25,394
Urban Population

46,098
Rural Population

90.32%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

77.01%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

97.66%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

64,574
Population In Low Income Areas

19,556
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

45,018
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

21,968
Housing Units

8,261
Urban Housing Units

13,707
Rural Housing Units

19,181
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,904
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,277
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Luna County

25,095
Total Population

13,774
Urban Population

11,321
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

25,095
Population In Low Income Areas

13,774
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

11,321
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

9,593
Housing Units

5,108
Urban Housing Units

4,485
Rural Housing Units

9,593
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,108
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,485
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Hidalgo County

4,894
Total Population

-
Urban Population

4,894
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

4,894
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,894
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,936
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

1,936
Rural Housing Units

1,936
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,936
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Catron County

3,725
Total Population

-
Urban Population

3,725
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

3,725
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,725
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,787
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

1,787
Rural Housing Units

1,787
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,787
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 De Baca County

2,022
Total Population

-
Urban Population

2,022
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,022
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,022
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

912
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

912
Rural Housing Units

912
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

912
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Guadalupe County

4,687
Total Population

-
Urban Population

4,687
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

4,687
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,687
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,766
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

1,766
Rural Housing Units

1,766
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,766
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Torrance County

16,383
Total Population

-
Urban Population

16,383
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

16,383
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,383
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

6,264
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

6,264
Rural Housing Units

6,264
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,264
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Union County

4,549
Total Population

-
Urban Population

4,549
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

4,549
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,549
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,695
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

1,695
Rural Housing Units

1,695
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,695
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 San Miguel County

29,393
Total Population

16,096
Urban Population

13,297
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

29,393
Population In Low Income Areas

16,096
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

13,297
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

11,978
Housing Units

6,555
Urban Housing Units

5,423
Rural Housing Units

11,978
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,555
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,423
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

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