Complete Indicator Profile of New Mexico Population Demographics: Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty

Definition

The estimated number and percentage of children under age 5 living in households with income below the federal poverty level.

Numerator

Estimated number of children, age 4 and under, living in households with income below 100% of the federal poverty level as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Denominator

The number of children, age 4 and under, in the population.

Data Interpretation Issues

This measure identifies communities where children may be at greater risk of exposure to lead. Limitations of this measure include the fact that children may be exposed to lead in a county other than their county of residence, while visiting family or attending day care in a neighboring county.

95% confidence intervals for NM counties were estimated as the 90% confidence interval for the age 5 through 17 poverty estimate as a percentage of the age 5 through 17 point estimate, applied to the point estimate for the age 0 through 4 age group.

Why Is This Important?

The risk factors for childhood lead poisoning include living in housing built before 1950, being African American, and living in a family with a poverty-level income. Studies have documented low blood-lead testing rates among children living in households with these risk factors. This measure identifies counties with higher percentages of children who may be at increased risk for lead poisoning. When compared with lead-testing rates by county, populations with inadequate lead testing of young at-risk children may be identified in order to improve testing in these regions.



Related Indicators

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Graphical Data Views

Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty - Percentage by County, New Mexico 2010

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County Percentage of Children in Poverty Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
Bernalillo 27 24 30 12,384 45,463
Catron 44 33 56 68 153
Chaves 36 29 44 1,908 5,275
Cibola 41 34 49 782 1,888
Colfax 35 27 44 254 722
Curry 34 28 41 1,477 4,292
De Baca 40 30 50 45 113
Dona Ana 42 36 49 6,573 15,572
Eddy 26 20 33 1,011 3,831
Grant 34 25 42 599 1,772
Guadalupe 37 28 47 99 266
Harding 25 18 32 7 28
Hidalgo 47 35 59 153 327
Lea 26 19 32 1,525 5,948
Lincoln 43 34 53 423 974
Los Alamos 5 4 6 49 958
Luna 48 39 57 874 1,822
McKinley 45 36 53 2,746 6,149
Mora 43 32 54 106 247
Otero 31 24 37 1,460 4,786
Quay 49 37 60 252 518
Rio Arriba 33 26 41 908 2,711
Roosevelt 30 23 38 474 1,576
Sandoval 24 19 29 2,169 9,138
San Juan 43 37 49 4,663 10,920
San Miguel 36 28 43 577 1,613
Santa Fe 25 21 29 2,030 8,223
Sierra 43 32 54 244 566
Socorro 45 33 56 535 1,198
Taos 33 25 41 597 1,816
Torrance 48 36 60 441 924
Union 29 22 37 75 257
Valencia 39 34 45 2,085 5,281
NM 33 31 34 47,592 145,327
US 26 26 27 5,264,616 19,960,548
Record Count: 35

Data Notes

Poverty status is determined by comparing household income to poverty thresholds (income cutoffs). Thresholds vary by family size. For instance, the poverty level for a family of four in 2012 was $23,050. 

Data Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html



Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty - Number by County, New Mexico 2010

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County Number of Children Living in Poverty Lower Limit Upper Limit
Bernalillo 12,384 10,953 13,815
Catron 68 51 85
Chaves 1,908 1,522 2,294
Cibola 782 636 928
Colfax 254 192 316
Curry 1,477 1,186 1,768
De Baca 45 34 56
Dona Ana 6,573 5,578 7,568
Eddy 1,011 776 1,246
Grant 599 450 748
Guadalupe 99 74 124
Harding 7 5 9
Hidalgo 153 115 191
Lea 1,525 1,157 1,893
Lincoln 423 330 516
Los Alamos 49 36 62
Luna 874 704 1,044
McKinley 2,746 2,236 3,256
Mora 106 79 133
Otero 1,460 1,170 1,750
Quay 252 191 313
Rio Arriba 908 694 1,122
Roosevelt 474 356 592
Sandoval 2,169 1,730 2,608
San Juan 4,663 4,020 5,306
San Miguel 577 454 700
Santa Fe 2,030 1,689 2,371
Sierra 244 182 306
Socorro 535 399 671
Taos 597 446 748
Torrance 441 331 551
Union 75 56 94
Valencia 2,085 1,777 2,393
Record Count: 33

Data Notes

Poverty status is determined by comparing household income to poverty thresholds (income cutoffs). Thresholds vary by family size. For instance, the poverty level for a family of four in 2012 was $23,050. 

Data Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, Data Integration Division, Small Area Estimates Branch.


Page Content Updated On 05/24/2012, Published on 06/14/2012
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