What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in New Mexico?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in New Mexico is $33,000.

New Mexico

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. New Mexico has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 92.2.

Sales tax: 7.7%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.63%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for New Mexico. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Bernalillo County · 2-bed $1,384
Chaves County · 2-bed $1,091
Cibola County · 2-bed $1,022
Colfax County · 2-bed $1,014
Curry County · 2-bed $1,151
Doña Ana County · 2-bed $1,073
Eddy County · 2-bed $1,252
Grant County · 2-bed $1,070
Guadalupe County · 2-bed $1,014
Hidalgo County · 2-bed $1,014
Lea County · 2-bed $1,327
Lincoln County · 2-bed $1,063
Los Alamos County · 2-bed $1,874
Luna County · 2-bed $1,014
McKinley County · 2-bed $1,140
Otero County · 2-bed $1,014
Quay County · 2-bed $1,019
Rio Arriba County · 2-bed $1,014
Roosevelt County · 2-bed $1,014
San Juan County · 2-bed $1,116
San Miguel County · 2-bed $1,077
Sandoval County · 2-bed $1,384
Santa Fe County · 2-bed $1,735
Sierra County · 2-bed $1,014
Socorro County · 2-bed $1,014
Taos County · 2-bed $1,292
Torrance County · 2-bed $1,384
Union County · 2-bed $1,014
Valencia County · 2-bed $1,384

Towns

149 places in New Mexico have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM