Poverty and joblessness are key problems for many of the Native American groups across the United States, and New Mexico is no exception. According the the US Census Bureau, 27% of all Native Americans live in poverty. In reporting done in 2012 in New Mexico, 40% of all Native American children (under age 18) in the state were living in households below the poverty level defined by the federal government. 22% of all Native American children in New Mexico were shown to be living in households where the parent(s) were without employment.
