Rio Arriba County

  • Total population: 34,365
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 20,014
  • % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 17.0%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 34.1%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: 28%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 2 or below: 61%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 72.5%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 34.5%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 27.5%
  • % of children in poverty: 32.7%