New Mexico State Profile

The maps below explore the American Community Survey 5-year (Table S1810) disability estimates. The ACS asks a set of disability indicator questions to determine disability, if a respondent can answer “yes” to any disability question they are classified as having a disability. The data below are for all age groups.

2017

People with Disabilities: New Mexico

Map of New Mexico showing disability rates by county. See New Mexico State Profile page for full text description.
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This map of New Mexico shows general rates of disability across the state at the county level. Disability rates are broken into four categories, from 9.7% to 30.1%

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Disability rates tend to be higher in rural areas than urban ones. The lowest rates, of 9.7 to 15.3%, are mainly found in the counties surrounding each of the five largest urban areas and tend to occur in the northern and southern parts of the state. There are two large clusters of high disability rates of 22.4 to 30.1% in the rural counties in the northeastern and central-western parts of the state. There are also two clusters of the second highest category of 19.3 to 22.3% in the central and southwestern parts of the state, while an uneven pattern of disbursement can be observed of the second lowest category of 15.4 to 19.2%.

In the upper corner is an inset map of the United States showing how overall general disability rates in New Mexico compare to the rest of the country. Overall, general disability rates in New Mexico are in the second lowest category (out of four) compared to the rest of the U.S.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced October 2019 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.



Maps of Disability by Sex

People with Disabilities – Female

Map of NM showing rates of females with disability. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows disability rate among females by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 10.9 to 30.1%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 18.0 to 20.6%. The other four cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 10.9 to 14.3%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

For information on how biological sex is used and defined in the ACS, see “American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey 2017 Subject Definitions” page 125.

Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People with Disabilities – Male

Map of NM showing rates of males with disability. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows disability rate among males by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 8.4% to 31.2%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas. 

Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 19.9 to 24.1%. The other four cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 8.4 to 15.3%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

For information on how biological sex is used and defined in the ACS, see “American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey 2017 Subject Definitions” page 125.

Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





Disability Rates by Functional Limitation

People with Vision Difficulty

Map of New Mexico showing rates of people with vision difficulty. See New Mexico State Profile page for full text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of people with vision difficulty for ages 5 and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 1.6 to 16.0%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rates of 4.0 to 5.2%. The other four cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 1.6 to 2.8%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People with Hearing Difficulty

Map of New Mexico showing rates of people with hearing difficulty by county. See New Mexico State Profile page for full text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of people with hearing difficulty for ages 5 and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 3.4 to 19.6%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Las Cruces are in counties with the lowest rate of 3.4 to 5.1%. Farmington is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 5.2 to 6.5%. Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 6.6 to 8.2%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People with Cognitive Difficulty

Map of New Mexico showing rates of people with cognitive difficulty by county. See New Mexico state profile page for full text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of people with cognitive difficulty by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 2.9 to 16.7%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Sante Fe, Farmington, and Las Cruces are in counties with the lowest rate of 2.9 to 5.9%. Albuquerque is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 6.0 to 6.7%. Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 6.8 to 8.9%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People with Mobility Difficulty

Map of New Mexico showing rates of people with mobility difficulty by county. See New Mexico State Profile page for full text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of people with mobility difficulty for all ages by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 4.2 to 17.8%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates of people with mobility difficulty in urban compared to rural areas. 

Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 10.6 to 13.4%. The other four cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 4.2 to 9.2%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People with Self Care Difficulty

Map of New Mexico showing rates of people with self care difficulty. See New Mexico State Profile page for full text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of people with self-care difficulty by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 1.4 to 12.9%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Sante Fe, Farmington, and Las Cruces are in counties with the lowest rate of 1.4 to 2.9%. Albuquerque is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 3.0 to 3.8%. Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rates of 3.9 to 4.4%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People with Independent Living (IL) Difficulty

Map of New Mexico showing rates of people with IL difficulty. See New Mexico State Profile page for full text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of independent living (IL) difficulty for people 18 years of age and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 3.4 to 6.6%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates of people with independent living difficulty in urban compared to rural areas.

Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 8.6 to 10.4%. The other four cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 3.4 to 6.6%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





Veterans

Veterans with Disabilities

Map of NM showing rates of veterans with disability. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows rates of disability among veterans aged 18 and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 16.3 to 68.0%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Albuquerque and Santa Fe are in counties with the lowest rate of 16.3 to 29.7%. Las Cruces is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 29.8 to 34.0%. Los Lunas and Farmington are in counties with the second-highest rate of 34.1 to 38.2%.

 To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





Poverty

People with Disabilities in Poverty

Map of NM showing rates of people with disability in poverty. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of the state of New Mexico shows poverty rates among people with disabilities of all ages by county. Poverty rates are broken into four levels from 5.1 to 40.7%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Santa Fe is in a county with the lowest rate of 5.1 to 19.1%. Albuquerque, Los Lunas and Farmington are in counties with the second-lowest rate of 19.2 to 25.1%. Las Cruces is in a county with the second-highest rate of 25.2 to 28.4%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





Employment

People Employed with a Disability

Map of NM showing rates of people with disability employed. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of New Mexico shows employment rates among people with disabilities. The data includes people ages 18 to 64. Rates are broken into four categories ranging from 15.1 to 44.1%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Los Lunas is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 24.2 to 28.1%. Albuquerque, Farmington and Las Cruces are in counties with the second-highest rate of 28.2 to 34.3%. Santa Fe is in a county with the highest rate of 34.4 to 44.1%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





People Unemployed with a Disability

Map of NM showing rates of people with disability unemployed. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of New Mexico shows unemployment rates among people with disabilities. The data includes people ages 18 to 64. Rates are broken into four categories from 0.0 to 11.3%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Santa Fe is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 2.6 to 4.7%. Los Lunas, Farmington, and Las Cruces are in counties with the second-highest rate of 4.8 to 6.0%. Albuquerque is in a county with the highest rate of 6.1 to 11.3%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





Out of the Labor Force with a Disability

Map of NM showing rates of people with disability out of the labor force. See NM State Profile for text description.
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This map of New Mexico shows out of labor force rates among people with disabilities. The data includes people ages 18 to 64. Rates are broken into four categories from 54.1 to 79.1%.

The five largest urban areas (Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Farmington are in counties with the lowest rate of 54.1 to 60.6%. Las Cruces is in a county with the second-lowest rate of 60.7 to 65.1%. Los Lunas is in a county with the second-highest rate of 65.2 to 72.4%.

To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.

Map produced July 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.





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These maps are part of RTC:Rural’s State Profile Map Series, which is part of Disability Counts.