Torrance County, New Mexico

County Distress Index: Serious · 69.8 | 15,633 people · 4th most distressed in New Mexico

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Torrance County, NM shows significant household financial distress with a score of 69.8 — 217th 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 4th of 33 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Torrance 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 93
Income vs. State Median 79
Child Poverty Rate 94
Employment & Wages 83.1
Unemployment Rate 86
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 90
Business Formation Rate 73
Community Vulnerability 70.7
Uninsured Rate 46
Disability Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 58.5
Debt in Collections 65
Medical Debt 67
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 38
Credit Card Delinquency 52
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 34
Housing Cost Burden 48.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 31
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 71
Homeownership Rate 12
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Torrance County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Torrance County
Torrance County, NM 69.8 Serious
Socorro County, NM 68.8 Serious -1.0
San Miguel County, NM 65.8 Serious -4.1
Guadalupe County, NM 65.6 Serious -4.2
Valencia County, NM 64.9 Elevated -4.9
Lincoln County, NM 57.2 Elevated -12.6
Bernalillo County, NM 52.8 Elevated -17.1
Santa Fe County, NM 48.5 Normal -21.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Torrance County
Candler County, GA 69.8 Serious 0.0
Haywood County, TN 69.8 Serious +0.0
Elbert County, GA 69.8 Serious -0.0
Howard County, AR 69.9 Serious +0.1
Mississippi County, AR 69.7 Serious -0.1

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