Luna County, New Mexico

County Distress Index: Serious · 75.4 | 25,316 people · 3rd most distressed in New Mexico

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Luna County, NM shows significant household financial distress with a score of 75.4 — 61st 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 3rd of 33 counties. It scores higher than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Luna County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 96.4 — worse than roughly 96% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 96.4
Poverty Rate 97
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 97
Community Vulnerability 72.4
Uninsured Rate 57
Disability Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 71.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 78
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 65
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 45
Homeownership Rate 73
Rent-to-Income Ratio 96
Employment & Wages 69.6
Unemployment Rate 100
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 40
Business Formation Rate 69
Debt & Delinquency 67.4
Debt in Collections 83
Medical Debt 86
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 51
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 32

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Luna County
Luna County, NM 75.4 Serious
Sierra County, NM 65.8 Serious -9.6
Hidalgo County, NM 63.9 Elevated -11.6
Doña Ana County, NM 63.4 Elevated -12.0
Grant County, NM 58.4 Elevated -17.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Luna County
Crisp County, GA 75.4 Serious 0.0
Cibola County, NM 75.5 Serious +0.1
Kleberg County, TX 75.5 Serious +0.1
Anson County, NC 75.5 Serious +0.1
Cocke County, TN 75.6 Serious +0.2

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