Food Stamps in New Mexico (State)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and New Mexico
New Mexico
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,674.000000$55,322.000000$45,674.000000$45.7k762,551763k$18,989.000000$20,214.000000$18,989.000000$19.0k126,654127k$52,732.000000$62,089.000000$52,732.000000$52.7k635,897636k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and New Mexico
New Mexico
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.952074%52.998047%54.952074%55.0%29.144%29.1%27.761460%28.339554%27.761460%27.8%48.564%48.6%20.416252%18.429803%20.416252%20.4%18.637%18.6%42.475563%44.347651%42.475563%42.5%24.250%24.2%27.293256%29.179046%27.293256%27.3%11.365%11.4%55.195256%50.307328%55.195256%55.2%48.130%48.1%

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and New Mexico
New Mexico
United States
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.609341%28.828650%26.609341%26.6%70.856%70.9%5.856452%5.310662%5.856452%5.9%51.436%51.4%17.752246%20.990542%17.752246%17.8%81.363%81.4%26.426764%22.468885%26.426764%26.4%75.750%75.8%42.396961%38.399416%42.396961%42.4%88.635%88.6%11.847673%8.719194%11.847673%11.8%51.870%51.9%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and New Mexico
New Mexico
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian126.738412%24.343036%26.738412%26.7%33,49233.5k160.985068%161%22.995025%21.151806%22.995025%23.0%52,41952.4k138.447105%138%21.651017%27.934397%21.651017%21.7%3,205130.355176%130%19.166378%19.809232%19.166378%19.2%3,320115.395808%115%16.609250%13.049135%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k100.000000%100%9.084609%8.898420%9.084609%9.1%33,42933.4k54.696084%55%8.542659%7.599620%8.542659%8.5%78951.433143%51%

Map of Food Stamps by County in New Mexico

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Mexico

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in New Mexico

There are 443 places in New Mexico. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Mexico, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Mexico. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 4,483.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Mexico, selected places in New Mexico, and entities that contain New Mexico
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Zuni PuebloAnthonyMeadow LakeEl Cerro MissionBelenChaparralDemingLas VegasTruth or ConsequencesTruth or Conseque…Sunland ParkSilver CitySouth ValleyGrantsTucumcariTaosRatonSocorroShiprockRoswellBloomfieldPortalesEspañolaLas CrucesClovisAlamogordoNorth ValleyBernalilloLos ChavesRio CommunitiesNew MexicoLos LunasHobbsGallupAlbuquerqueCarlsbadLos Ranchos de AlbuquerqueLos Ranchos de Al…LovingtonAztecFarmingtonRuidosoLee AcresUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArtesiaSanta FeMountainRio RanchoWestParadise HillsParadise HlsNorth HobbsCorralesLos AlamosEldorado at Santa FeEldorado at Santa …PlacitasWhite Rock43.900848%43.900848%43.9%673141.255106%41.255106%41.3%1,111238.689218%38.689218%38.7%549334.961076%34.961076%35.0%494433.715766%33.715766%33.7%911533.178484%33.178484%33.2%1,357632.812500%32.812500%32.8%1,638731.993229%31.993229%32.0%1,512830.907899%30.907899%30.9%943929.380316%29.380316%29.4%1,2091027.884376%27.884376%27.9%1,1191127.276756%27.276756%27.3%3,6931227.135070%27.135070%27.1%8961326.747386%26.747386%26.7%4861426.533865%26.533865%26.5%6661524.325260%24.325260%24.3%7031623.460639%23.460639%23.5%6021722.391615%22.391615%22.4%4701821.570633%21.570633%21.6%3,7961920.872023%20.872023%20.9%5172020.296804%20.296804%20.3%8892120.010658%20.010658%20.0%7512219.692473%19.692473%19.7%7,6972318.239857%18.239857%18.2%2,6572417.675707%17.675707%17.7%2,1052517.533060%17.533060%17.5%7692617.517328%17.517328%17.5%5562716.859852%16.859852%16.9%3202816.639478%16.639478%16.6%3062916.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.047602%16.047602%16.0%8903015.884983%15.884983%15.9%1,8123115.765093%15.765093%15.8%1,0553215.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k3315.002417%15.002417%15.0%1,5523414.954742%14.954742%15.0%3803514.310148%14.310148%14.3%5023614.225782%14.225782%14.2%3733713.985602%13.985602%14.0%2,1373813.619403%13.619403%13.6%4383913.390466%13.390466%13.4%2504013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.799482%12.799482%12.8%5934111.550366%11.550366%11.6%4,1054211.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.193461%11.193461%11.2%3,6704311.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.844749%10.844749%10.8%190444.965243%4.965243%5.0%100452.780166%2.780166%2.8%97461.672112%1.672112%1.7%87471.462639%1.462639%1.5%46480.858194%0.858194%0.9%21490.683177%0.683177%0.7%1650

Food Stamps by Metro Area in New Mexico

There are 19 metro areas in New Mexico. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, New Mexico, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Mexico.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Mexico, selected metro areas in New Mexico, and entities that contain New Mexico
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Deming Metro AreaDeming AreaGrants Metro AreaGrants AreaGallup Metro AreaGallup AreaLas Vegas Metro AreaLas VegasLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesRoswell Metro AreaRoswell AreaTaos Metro AreaTaos AreaSilver City Metro AreaSilver CityPortales Metro AreaPortales AreaAlamogordo Metro AreaAlamogordoNew MexicoEspañola Metro AreaEspañola AreaClovis Metro AreaClovis AreaFarmington Metro AreaFarmingtonAlbuquerque Metro AreaAlbuquerqueRuidoso Metro AreaRuidoso AreaCarlsbad and Artesia Metro AreaCarlsbad AreaHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestSanta Fe Metro AreaSanta Fe AreaLos Alamos Metro AreaLos Alamos29.067369%29.067369%29.1%2,537126.049846%26.049846%26.0%2,289225.901518%25.901518%25.9%4,913324.459078%24.459078%24.5%2,600421.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k520.377489%20.377489%20.4%4,718620.336768%20.336768%20.3%2,645719.546102%19.546102%19.5%2,334818.790436%18.790436%18.8%1,336917.814521%17.814521%17.8%4,1051016.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.525519%16.525519%16.5%2,2051116.461715%16.461715%16.5%3,0121215.812945%15.812945%15.8%6,4891315.502465%15.502465%15.5%53,21553.2k1414.234032%14.234032%14.2%1,1411513.356573%13.356573%13.4%2,7971613.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,8501713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.366152%10.366152%10.4%6,353181.463222%1.463222%1.5%11119

Food Stamps by County in New Mexico

There are 33 counties in New Mexico. This section compares all 33 of those to each other, New Mexico, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Mexico.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Mexico, selected counties in New Mexico, and entities that contain New Mexico
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Luna CountyLunaCibola CountyCibolaMcKinley CountyMcKinleyHidalgo CountyHidalgoSan Miguel CountySan MiguelSierra CountySierraTorrance CountyTorranceMora CountyMoraDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaSocorro CountySocorroValencia CountyValenciaChaves CountyChavesTaos CountyTaosGrant CountyGrantRoosevelt CountyRooseveltColfax CountyColfaxOtero CountyOteroQuay CountyQuayGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeNew MexicoRio Arriba CountyRio ArribaCurry CountyCurrySan Juan CountySan JuanBernalillo CountyBernalilloLincoln CountyLincolnEddy CountyEddyLea CountyLeaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion CountyUnionSandoval CountySandovalDe Baca CountyDe BacaMountainWestSanta Fe CountySanta FeCatron CountyCatronHarding CountyHardingLos Alamos CountyLos Alamos29.067369%29.067369%29.1%2,537126.049846%26.049846%26.0%2,289225.901518%25.901518%25.9%4,913325.127623%25.127623%25.1%443424.459078%24.459078%24.5%2,600523.385134%23.385134%23.4%1,249622.985297%22.985297%23.0%1,235722.207792%22.207792%22.2%342821.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k921.019641%21.019641%21.0%1,0061020.923214%20.923214%20.9%5,6161120.377489%20.377489%20.4%4,7181220.336768%20.336768%20.3%2,6451319.546102%19.546102%19.5%2,3341418.790436%18.790436%18.8%1,3361518.316924%18.316924%18.3%9861617.814521%17.814521%17.8%4,1051717.611846%17.611846%17.6%5591817.551370%17.551370%17.6%2051916.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.525519%16.525519%16.5%2,2052016.461715%16.461715%16.5%3,0122115.812945%15.812945%15.8%6,4892215.455965%15.455965%15.5%40,57540.6k2314.234032%14.234032%14.2%1,1412413.356573%13.356573%13.4%2,7972513.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,8502613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.974110%11.974110%12.0%1852711.927721%11.927721%11.9%5,7892811.545293%11.545293%11.5%652911.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.366152%10.366152%10.4%6,353308.140351%8.140351%8.1%116315.699482%5.699482%5.7%11321.463222%1.463222%1.5%11133

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Mexico

There are 130 county subdivisions in New Mexico. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Mexico, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Mexico. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,101.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Mexico, selected county subdivisions in New Mexico, and entities that contain New Mexico
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ZuniCrownpointAnthonyNavajo NationSoutheast OteroSE OteroDeming SouthRed RockLas VegasSouth Doña AnaS Doña AnaSanto Domingo-San FelipeSanto Domingo-Sa…Truth or Consequences EastTruth or Conseque…GrantsShiprock-SanosteeEstanciaBelenNapi HeadquartersRatonSocorroSilver CityTucumcariRoswellLas CrucesLos LunasTaosSouthwest ChavesSW ChavesPortalesOhkay OwingehSanta Clara PuebloClovisBloomfieldNew MexicoGallupAlbuquerqueAlamogordoRuidosoDoña Ana-HillSouth Rio ArribaS Rio ArribaSanta Fe NorthSanta Fe NCarlsbadHobbsLovingtonFarmingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAztecArtesiaWest BernalilloW BernalilloMountainSanta FeWestRio RanchoSanta Fe SouthSanta Fe SEast BernalilloE BernalilloLos AlamosWhite Rock45.224574%45.224574%45.2%876132.240056%32.240056%32.2%462230.053161%30.053161%30.1%2,657329.602184%29.602184%29.6%759428.365123%28.365123%28.4%1,041528.092299%28.092299%28.1%2,094627.792778%27.792778%27.8%1,647727.449578%27.449578%27.4%1,919826.735901%26.735901%26.7%2,214926.559356%26.559356%26.6%5281025.543730%25.543730%25.5%1,1041125.088080%25.088080%25.1%1,7091224.090199%24.090199%24.1%1,0791323.943662%23.943662%23.9%1,0711423.867478%23.867478%23.9%1,7651523.616236%23.616236%23.6%5121622.943185%22.943185%22.9%7391722.648250%22.648250%22.6%9511822.363239%22.363239%22.4%1,5331921.478154%21.478154%21.5%5262020.918736%20.918736%20.9%3,7662120.353105%20.353105%20.4%8,2082219.803559%19.803559%19.8%3,8512319.497265%19.497265%19.5%1,4972419.384449%19.384449%19.4%3592518.872267%18.872267%18.9%1,1482617.809571%17.809571%17.8%3612716.889632%16.889632%16.9%5052816.730813%16.730813%16.7%2,9562916.613362%16.613362%16.6%9353016.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.446258%16.446258%16.4%1,1693115.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k3215.671917%15.671917%15.7%2,5473315.669666%15.669666%15.7%8883415.590399%15.590399%15.6%2,0983515.345005%15.345005%15.3%4473614.202070%14.202070%14.2%1,0433714.102074%14.102074%14.1%1,8433813.924051%13.924051%13.9%2,0133913.406640%13.406640%13.4%6344013.238784%13.238784%13.2%2,3994113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.845165%12.845165%12.8%1,1494212.382468%12.382468%12.4%8564311.932503%11.932503%11.9%2974411.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.173971%11.173971%11.2%4,2074511.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.538039%10.538039%10.5%4,589466.770194%6.770194%6.8%1,103475.632514%5.632514%5.6%431481.813323%1.813323%1.8%95490.681721%0.681721%0.7%1650

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares New Mexico to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Mexico.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Mexico, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Mexico
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMountainWestMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50

Food Stamps by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares New Mexico to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Mexico.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Mexico, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain New Mexico
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonNew MexicoWashingtonArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNevadaIdahoHawaiiMountainWestMontanaAlaskaCaliforniaColoradoUtahWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k116.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k313.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k512.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k611.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k99.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M108.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k118.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k126.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k13

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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