Hidalgo County, New Mexico

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.9 | 3,965 people · 14th most distressed in New Mexico

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Hidalgo County, NM registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.9 — 570th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within New Mexico, it ranks 14th of 33 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Hidalgo County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.5 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.5
Poverty Rate 94
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 94
Employment & Wages 65.0
Unemployment Rate 93
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 16
Business Formation Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 62.3
Uninsured Rate 59
Disability Rate 66
Housing Cost Burden 56.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 94
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 45
Rent-to-Income Ratio 84
Debt & Delinquency 47.3
Debt in Collections 77
Medical Debt 81
Student Loan Delinquency 84
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 15
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Hidalgo County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County, NM 63.9 Elevated
Luna County, NM 75.4 Serious +11.6
Cochise County, AZ 63.0 Elevated -0.9
Grant County, NM 58.4 Elevated -5.5
Greenlee County, AZ 31.1 Healthy -32.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hidalgo County
Cochran County, TX 64.0 Elevated +0.1
Miller County, GA 63.7 Elevated -0.2
Stephens County, TX 64.2 Elevated +0.3
Johnson County, GA 64.2 Elevated +0.3
Wilcox County, GA 64.2 Elevated +0.3

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