Children in single-parent families, living between 100%-200% of poverty by parental nativity in New Mexico

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Children in single-parent families, living between 100%-200% of poverty by parental nativity

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Definitions: The percentage of children under the age of 18 in New Mexico living in single-parent families with income between 100% and 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL). 

This data should be read as the percentage of children: 1) whose parent was born in the U.S. or 2) whose parent was born in a foreign country.

Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, Table B05010.

Footnotes: County-level data available by request.

New Mexico state-level data typically are from the American Community Survey 1-year estimates. As a result of COVID-19 data collection challenges, the 2020 New Mexico state-level data are 5-year estimates and not comparable to other years. 

Updated February 2023.