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Gallup and McKinley County public-safety statistics

MCSO and McKinley County by the Numbers: 5,455 square miles, 20 townships, 20 patrol deputies, 37 sworn officers, 68,945 county residents, agency-reported 2024 crime counts, and statewide violent-crime context

Demographics: poverty

McKinley County’s poverty rate is about 1.6 times New Mexico’s statewide rate.

Persons in poverty · U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
AreaPoverty rate
McKinley County26.2%
New Mexico16.4%

Sources: McKinley County QuickFacts · New Mexico QuickFacts. Checked September 17, 2026. Ratio calculated from the listed rates.