Monday, September 9, 2019

Population loss in New Mexico: De Baca County/Fort Sumner


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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.  Final post in series.

Source:  Wikipedia (De Baca County, Fort Sumner)


Fort Sumner is the county seat of De Baca County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-90%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 10.4% - De Baca County
  • 26.9% - New Mexico
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 27.9% - De Baca County
  • 17.5% - New Mexico
  • 15.6% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 22.0% - De Baca County
  • 19.7% - New Mexico
  • 12.3% - U.S.

The last time De Baca County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was 1996.  Trump received 68.1% of the vote in 2016.

Other New Mexico population loss posts:
Union County/Clayton.  (9/5/2019)
Harding County/Mosquero.  (9/6/2019)
Mora County/Mora.  (9/7/2019)
Guadalupe County/Santa Rosa.  (9/8/2019)

Other population loss series:

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