The gap between the rich and the poor continued to widen in New Mexico in 2015, with the top 5 percent of households earning an average of $254,096 and the bottom 20 percent making an average of $17,064, according to a new study. Income inequality is worse in New Mexico than in 38 other states, according to the report by the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D.C., which analyzed 2015 household income data.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Low-income families in New Mexico aren't getting the job training or child-care assistance they need in order to become self-sufficient, according to a new report from the advocacy group New Mexico Voices for Children. The report, called "Turning Assistance Into Opportunity," shows that a family of three only receives an average of $409 a month from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, also known as TANF, which is not enough to survive.

If you've suspected the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer, you might be on to something. New Mexico currently ranks 12th in the nation when it comes to income inequality. That number is according to a new report out by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.