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McKinley County, NM — USDA Distress Profile (4 indicators)
McKinley · NM
· FIPS 35031
USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags McKinley County, NM with 4 distress indicators:
government/corrections-dependent economy; persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio; housing stress
Full flags: Government, Housing Stress, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.
Nonmetro: nonmetro
Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition
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