New Mexico (NM)

Capital: Santa Fe

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2020	2,106,319
Population 2019	2,099,634
Population 2018	2,095,428
Population 2017	2,093,395
Population 2016	2,092,789
Below Poverty 2019	18.2
Below Poverty 2018	16.6
Below Poverty 2017	19.7
Below Poverty 2016	19.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	55.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	54.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	54.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	53.7
Unemployed 2020	8.2
Unemployed 2019	5.1
Unemployed 2018	4.9
Unemployed 2017	5.9
Unemployed 2016	6.6
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 1,980

STATE FACTS
The Navajo, the Nation’s largest Native American tribe, have a reservation that covers 14 million acres.
White Sands National Monument is a desert, not of sand, but of gleaming white gypsum crystals.
Moon Rocks can be found at the International Space Hall of Fame that is located in Alamogordo.

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 15, 2019
Sine Die Adjournment	March 16, 2019
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	3 days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	20 days following adjournment, or legislation is pocket vetoed
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	90 days after adjournment