More than 1 in 5 adults in New Mexico live in communities or neighborhoods that can be considered “economically distressed,” according to a study released Monday by a Washington, D.C., bipartisan think tank.
The Economic Innovation Group ranked New Mexico seventh in the nation for residents who live in such areas, the latest in a series of state-by-state statistical comparisons over the years that have highlighted New Mexico’s low average income levels, educational achievement gaps and other social challenges.
