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WIC in New Mexico

WIC in New Mexico uses 185 percent of the 2026 poverty guidelines, plus a category such as pregnancy or a child under 5. For four people, the poverty guideline is $33,000. This page does not invent a state option the rule does not list. This site does not approve or deny benefits.

Who meets the WIC income and category tests? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in New Mexico, unless the program uses its own dollar table.

Albuquerque is the ranked metro in New Mexico, with a FY 2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,384.

New Mexico taxes wages at rates up to 5.90%. Combined state and local sales tax is 7.7%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 0.63%.

A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for WIC. Likely on the 185 percent income test.

Limits behind the page

2026 poverty guideline in New Mexico
Household100%138%185%
1$15,960$22,025$29,526
2$21,640$29,863$40,034
3$27,320$37,702$50,542
4$33,000$45,540$61,050

An illustrative household

Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in New Mexico. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.

WIC

Likely eligible

Likely on the 185 percent income test

  • Someone is pregnant or under age 5, which is the categorical test. Household income is 145 percent of poverty. The federal WIC income standard is 185 percent.
  • Postpartum status was not asked. Adjunctive eligibility through SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF can waive the income test. Those links are not fully chained here.
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Last checked: October 15, 2026

Sources

What changed
  • October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
  • January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.

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