Signature · 14 LILA tracts (34.1% of tracts)
Doña Ana County, NM
Doña Ana County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 14 LILA tracts (34.1% of the book) alongside 32.9% low-access.
- 32.9%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 24.1%
- on SNAP
- 224K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Doña Ana County, NM
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 14 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 34% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Curry County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Doña Ana County sits in the upper national band (32.9%, #742 of 3,079) with 14 LILA tracts.
- #742
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in NM
- 20
- low-access tracts
- 35K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 14 LILA tracts (34.1% of tracts) .
How Doña Ana County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Doña Ana County's 32.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #748 most-affected nationwide.
Doña Ana County's elevated USDA tier split
41 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 14 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Doña Ana County has 29 urban and 12 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Doña Ana County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Mexico, not a full county-board reprint
- Mora
Mora 100%
100 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.4
Hidalgo 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Doña Ana 32.9
Doña Ana 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Curry 32.4
Curry 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Roosevelt 31.6
Roosevelt 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Eddy 30.5
Eddy 30.5%
30.5 % low-access
- De Baca 17.3
De Baca 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 41 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 209,233 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 20 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 68,743 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 34,540 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 224,266 |
| Median Household Income | $56,848 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 20,500 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Other Counties in New Mexico
One of 32 counties in New Mexico, 6 are shown here.
Compare Doña Ana County vs Bernalillo County → · All New Mexico counties →
Counties near Doña Ana County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Doña Ana County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NM (32.9% here).
- Vernon County, MO · 32.9% low-access
- Vernon County, MO · 32.9% low-access
- Bradley County, TN · 32.9% low-access
- Bradley County, TN · 32.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NM (24.1% here).
- Josephine County, OR · 24.1% SNAP
- Josephine County, OR · 24.1% SNAP
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% SNAP
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Doña Ana County inside a higher low-access state context
Doña Ana County sits inside New Mexico (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Doña Ana County, NM are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 35013. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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