Taos County, New Mexico

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.8 | 34,405 people · 24th most distressed in New Mexico

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Taos County, NM registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.8 — 1088th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within New Mexico, it ranks 24th of 33 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Taos County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 63.6 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 63.6
Poverty Rate 80
Income vs. State Median 37
Child Poverty Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 63.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 84
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 93
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 21
Homeownership Rate 25
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Employment & Wages 62.5
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 90
Business Formation Rate 31
Community Vulnerability 60.9
Uninsured Rate 50
Disability Rate 71
Debt & Delinquency 34.0
Debt in Collections 42
Medical Debt 36
Student Loan Delinquency 55
Auto Loan Delinquency 42
Credit Card Delinquency 26
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 3

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Taos County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Taos County
Taos County, NM 56.8 Elevated
Costilla County, CO 70.1 Serious +13.3
Colfax County, NM 62.6 Elevated +5.8
Conejos County, CO 58.7 Elevated +1.9
Rio Arriba County, NM 54.5 Elevated -2.3
Mora County, NM 53.0 Elevated -3.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Taos County
Mackinac County, MI 56.9 Elevated +0.1
Scotts Bluff County, NE 56.9 Elevated +0.1
Perry County, AR 56.7 Elevated -0.1
Fayette County, AL 56.7 Elevated -0.1
Covington County, AL 56.7 Elevated -0.1

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