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Nutrient Intakes
Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes based on average requirement

New Mexico

All U.S.

  Protein

88.3

88.9

  Vitamin A

39.8

46.0

  Vitamin C

51.1

51.0

  Vitamin E

18.7

13.6

  Thiamin

74.6

81.6

  Riboflavin

84.7

89.1

  Niacin

78.2

87.2

  Vitamin B6

64.3

73.9

  Folate

54.3

59.7

  Vitamin B12

79.3

79.7

  Phosphorus

86.5

87.2

  Magnesium

39.3

43.0

  Iron

87.2

89.5

  Selenium

88.7

91.5

  Zinc

71.6

70.8

  Copper

79.4

84.2

Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes

New Mexico

All U.S.

  Calcium

27.1

30.9

  Fiber

12.1

8.0

  Potassium

8.1

7.6

Healthy Eating Patterns
Percent of population

New Mexico

All U.S.

  Using supplements

46.0

47.7

  2 years old and over meeting grain recommendation

44.9

42.3

  2 years old and over meeting vegetable recommendation

17.1

14.4

  2 years old and over meeting fruit recommendation

18.3

20.9

  2 years old and over meeting dairy recommendation

16.7

19.0

  2 years old and over meeting meat recommendation

46.7

45.6

  With percent calories from total fat <= 35%

54.8

59.4

  With percent calories from saturated fat < 10%

35.9

40.8

  With cholesterol intake < 300mg

60.5

68.4

  With Sodium intake <= 2,300mg

33.5

29.9

Physical Activity and Body Weight Indicators
Percent of population

New Mexico

All U.S.

  With healthy weight

39.9

44.8

  Children overweight age 2 to 20

26.6

20.0

  Overweight

56.1

52.9

  12 years old and over who exercise at least once a month

64.8

67.7

  12 years old and over who exercise 4 or more days a week

26.5

22.1

Food Security Indicators

New Mexico

All U.S.

  Percent of individuals not experiencing hunger

81.0

91.8

  Number of farmers markets in the National directory

42

3,671

  Percent of households receiving food stamps 2004

10.4

8.4

Demographics

New Mexico

All U.S.

  Population, 2004 estimate

1,903,289

293,655,404

  Population, 2000

1,819,046

281,421,906

  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000

7.2

6.8

  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

28.0

25.7

  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000

11.7

12.4

  White persons, percent, 2000

66.8

75.1

  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000

1.9

12.3

  Asian persons, percent, 2000

1.1

3.6

  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000

0.1

0.1

  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000

17.0

5.5

  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

3.6

2.4

  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000

42.1

12.5

  Persons 25 years and over who are high school graduates, percent, 2000

78.9

80.4

  Persons 25 years or over with Bachelor's degree or higher, percent, 2000

23.5

24.4

  Median household income, 2004

$37,838

$44,334

  Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

16.7

12.7