New Mexico
Population2.1m
Counties33county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density6.7people per km² of land
Median household income$62,12514th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 44 of these 182 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.288% | 26th best of 51 | 0.146% | 0.281% | 0.727% | 28 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 95.2 | 9th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 3.47 | 20th highest of 51 | 3.26 | 5.37 | 10.4 | 32 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.39 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 13.9 | 2nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 55 | 15th highest of 52 | 0 | 53.1 | 98.4 | 17 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.47 | 34th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 | 33 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 55.4 | 43rd highest of 51 | 31.5 | 55.7 | 83 | 19 |
| Business closing rate | 9.24 | 18th highest of 51 | 0 | 8.72 | 13.6 | 33 |
| Business opening rate | 10.3 | 20th highest of 51 | 0 | 9.8 | 22.8 | 33 |
| Catholic adherents | 29.9 | 5th highest of 51 | 8.2 | 28.7 | 76.2 | 33 |
| Checkup in the past year | 67.3 | 49th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 59.3 | 33rd best of 51 | 45.4 | 62.3 | 93.9 | 17 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 22.6% | 49th best of 51 | 3.4% | 27.1% | 41.8% | 33 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.305% | 5th highest of 51 | 0.129% | 0.309% | 0.642% | 30 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 11.4 | 29th highest of 51 | 6.45 | 18.8 | 107 | 33 |
| Current smoking | 13.4 | 23rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 3.57 | 11th highest of 51 | 3.17 | 5.61 | 10.9 | 32 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 4.09 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 24 | 33rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 14.4 | 29th best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 14.7 | 32nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 9.75 | 39th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 16.5 | 37th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.678 | 39th highest of 47 | -3.21 | -0.552 | 1.95 | 33 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 45.1 | 45th best of 51 | 23.9 | 37.4 | 111 | 23 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 5.12 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 2.25 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.719 | 34th highest of 52 | 0.329 | 0.554 | 1.89 | 32 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 2.22 | 37th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 12.9 | 26th highest of 51 | 2.74 | 10.2 | 57.4 | 33 |
| Fair or poor health | 23.6 | 46th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 5.4 | 5th best of 51 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 31 |
| Firearm fatalities | 24.1 | 49th best of 51 | 16.9 | 25.7 | 40.6 | 25 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 114 | 18th highest of 51 | 78.3 | 118 | 154 | 26 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 13.9 | 5th highest of 51 | 8.46 | 15.5 | 58.8 | 26 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.4% | 49th best of 51 | 0.14% | 0.33% | 0.56% | 33 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.477 | 37th best of 52 | 0.373 | 0.47 | 0.71 | 33 |
| Has health insurance | 89.2 | 40th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | -0.398 | 39th highest of 49 | -1.21 | -0.25 | 1.55 | 33 |
| High blood pressure | 34.1 | 27th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 33.6 | 18th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Homeownership rate | 69.3% | 17th highest of 52 | 61.3% | 72.8% | 89.2% | 33 |
| Homicide rate | 10.8 | 46th best of 51 | 5.29 | 11.4 | 20.3 | 18 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 13.7 | 5th highest of 51 | 8.44 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 6 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | -0.601 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $-2,565 | 28th highest of 51 | $-21,560 | $-1,600 | $12,080 | 32 |
| Infant mortality | 5.61 | 23rd best of 51 | 2.8 | 5.77 | 7.93 | 12 |
| Injury deaths | 129 | 50th best of 51 | 71.5 | 136 | 213 | 31 |
| Life expectancy | 74.4 years | 43rd best of 51 | 63.9 years | 74 years | 83 years | 32 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 2.26 | 46th highest of 51 | 0 | 1.99 | 12.9 | 33 |
| Material security score | -0.602 | 42nd highest of 51 | -3.02 | -0.863 | 1.82 | 33 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $69,650 | 49th best of 51 | $41,040 | $54,130 | $138,600 | 32 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $65,909 | 38th highest of 51 | $33,530 | $48,720 | $93,610 | 32 |
| Mean income of departing households | $68,473 | 35th highest of 51 | $33,080 | $51,750 | $108,600 | 32 |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.2 min | 15th best of 52 | 8.29 min | 22 min | 47.1 min | 33 |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 23rd highest of 52 | 31.9 years | 41.1 years | 62.6 years | 33 |
| Median gross rent | $1,021 | 38th highest of 52 | $515 | $824 | $1,408 | 32 |
| Median home value | $232,200 | 37th highest of 52 | $72,100 | $160,900 | $452,500 | 32 |
| Median household income | $62,125 | 46th best of 52 | $37,840 | $51,900 | $143,200 | 32 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $62,286 | 44th best of 51 | $38,640 | $51,110 | $146,200 | 33 |
| Median property tax bill | 1,669 | 40th highest of 52 | 328 | 904 | 2,591 | 32 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 62.1 | 18th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 8.03 | 42nd best of 51 | 0 | 8.31 | 35.4 | 33 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.211 | 50th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 7.88 | 51st highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 19.8 | 47th best of 51 | 12.4 | 23.1 | 51.7 | 25 |
| Net business formation rate | 1.03 | 26th highest of 51 | -3.43 | 0.175 | 12.7 | 33 |
| Net domestic migration rate | -0.703 | 30th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | -0.098 | 31st highest of 51 | -1.75 | -0.0985 | 2.67 | 32 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | -0.699 | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 37 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.05 | 48th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 33 |
| Other religion adherents | 6.88 | 11th highest of 51 | 0.02 | 5.73 | 70.5 | 33 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 31st highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Per capita income | $34,823 | 47th best of 52 | $19,580 | $29,910 | $72,680 | 32 |
| Per capita personal income | $55,457 | 48th best of 51 | $34,920 | $50,380 | $92,760 | 33 |
| Poverty rate | 18.1% | 49th best of 52 | 10% | 20.5% | 35.7% | 32 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 16.9% | 49th best of 51 | 3.8% | 19.3% | 34.3% | 33 |
| Premature mortality | 531 | 43rd best of 51 | 178 | 572 | 1,079 | 32 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 1,970 | 8th best of 51 | 736 | 1,920 | 3,301 | 32 |
| Private job growth | 2.73 | 10th highest of 52 | -12.8 | 1.16 | 13 | 33 |
| Religious adherents | 52.5 | 14th highest of 51 | 26.4 | 54.9 | 156 | 33 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 46.9 | 36th highest of 51 | 25 | 59.7 | 81.2 | 33 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 4.21% | 41st highest of 51 | 0% | 2.24% | 9.51% | 33 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 18.5% | 9th highest of 51 | 0% | 20.8% | 35.1% | 33 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 13.4% | 47th highest of 51 | 3.21% | 9.98% | 31% | 33 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 2.16% | 29th highest of 51 | 0% | 1.76% | 7.73% | 33 |
| Safety score | -0.627 | 37th highest of 51 | -2.51 | -1.04 | 0.117 | 24 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 18.8% | 11th highest of 52 | 11.2% | 20.7% | 44.5% | 33 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 8.6% | 2nd highest of 51 | 0% | 3.06% | 75.1% | 21 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 1.59% | 40th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.679% | 4.98% | 25 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 1.81% | 43rd highest of 52 | 0% | 1.21% | 4.81% | 21 |
| Share divorced | 13.3% | 4th highest of 52 | 8.75% | 13.8% | 19.5% | 31 |
| Share foreign-born | 9.24% | 21st highest of 52 | 2.21% | 6.41% | 18% | 26 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 48.2% | 2nd highest of 52 | 12.2% | 48% | 76.1% | 33 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 87% | 19th highest of 51 | 74.4% | 88.4% | 96.5% | 33 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.059% | 20th highest of 49 | 0% | 0% | 0.0513% | 18 |
| Share never married | 36.4% | 7th highest of 52 | 21.6% | 34.5% | 52.5% | 33 |
| Share now married | 44.4% | 50th highest of 52 | 30.7% | 43.9% | 60.4% | 33 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 43.2% | 4th highest of 52 | 0% | 42% | 87.7% | 17 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.439% | 23rd highest of 52 | 0% | 0% | 0.658% | 7 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 56.7% | 24th highest of 51 | 28.7% | 60.7% | 92.9% | 26 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.164 | 36th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 2.31 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.014 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.346 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 31.5 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 13.8 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 2.36 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 2.92 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 1.69 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.29 | 27th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 0.493 | 43rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 28.5 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 13.6 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.606 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 7.32 | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 27.7 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.00498 | 37th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.441 | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 2.82% | 50th highest of 52 | 1.12% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 25 |
| Share separated | 1.53% | 23rd highest of 52 | 0% | 1.64% | 2.9% | 17 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 36.5% | 49th highest of 52 | 8.01% | 40.5% | 78.9% | 33 |
| Share widowed | 5.93% | 18th highest of 52 | 3.6% | 6.47% | 15.2% | 33 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 30.2% | 41st best of 52 | 12.5% | 20.9% | 68.3% | 32 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 2.25 | 23rd highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 12.3 | 1st highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 24.5 | 48th best of 51 | 17.3 | 25.2 | 51 | 25 |
| Top state income tax rate | 5.9% | 18th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 16.3 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 16.8 | 30th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 15.5 | 45th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 3.68% | 35th best of 52 | 1.6% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 33 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.1% | 18th highest of 52 | 5.18% | 24% | 50.6% | 33 |
| Went without care over cost | 11.7 | 30th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 12,363 | 49th best of 51 | 3,583 | 12,860 | 27,590 | 30 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 18,772,000 min | 37th highest of 52 | 5,275 min | 173,500 min | 6,439,000 min | 32 |
| Business establishments | 40,902 | 38th highest of 51 | 11 | 387 | 14,910 | 33 |
| Business establishments closed | 3,762 | 38th highest of 51 | 0 | 39 | 1,378 | 33 |
| Business establishments opened | 4,180 | 38th highest of 51 | 0 | 34 | 1,601 | 33 |
| Employed | 930,980 | 39th highest of 52 | 323 | 9,931 | 331,300 | 33 |
| Foreign-born population | 195,480 | 33rd highest of 52 | 339 | 2,284 | 68,910 | 26 |
| Gross domestic product | $138,530,000k | 38th highest of 51 | $53,490k | $1,201,000k | $51,970,000k | 33 |
| Housing units | 949,520 | 37th highest of 52 | 489 | 14,660 | 301,300 | 33 |
| Labour force | 966,520 | 39th highest of 52 | 333 | 10,400 | 342,800 | 33 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 2,070 | 42nd highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | -1,487 | 30th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 825,020 | 37th highest of 52 | 282 | 9,376 | 283,600 | 33 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 572,060 | 37th highest of 52 | 221 | 7,455 | 182,300 | 33 |
| People covered by a tax return | 1,768,900 | 37th highest of 51 | 530 | 20,050 | 559,900 | 33 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 99,011 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 1,538,600 | 37th highest of 51 | 477 | 17,120 | 496,300 | 33 |
| Personal income | $117,630,000k | 37th highest of 51 | $32,630k | $1,275,000k | $39,990,000k | 33 |
| Population | 2,121,200 | 36th highest of 51 | 643 | 26,630 | 672,600 | 33 |
| Population | 2,114,400 | 36th highest of 51 | 624 | 26,670 | 671,600 | 33 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 1,988,600 | 36th highest of 51 | 3,541 | 35,470 | 638,500 | 26 |
| Population (WONDER) | 2,114,400 | 36th highest of 51 | 68,840 | 155,900 | 671,600 | 6 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 1,733,600 | 37th highest of 52 | 631 | 21,860 | 560,800 | 33 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 1,451,000 | 37th highest of 52 | 508 | 18,530 | 474,900 | 33 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 397,160 | 36th highest of 52 | 208 | 6,158 | 119,900 | 33 |
| Population below the poverty line | 375,380 | 33rd highest of 52 | 140 | 5,481 | 105,200 | 32 |
| Population below the poverty line | 349,870 | 33rd highest of 51 | 94 | 5,801 | 89,520 | 33 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 2,073,900 | 37th highest of 52 | 748 | 25,480 | 665,800 | 33 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 2,070,200 | 36th highest of 51 | 623 | 24,530 | 663,100 | 33 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 1,838,800 | 36th highest of 51 | 683 | 23,370 | 576,700 | 33 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 438,230 | 38th highest of 52 | 154 | 5,236 | 177,800 | 32 |
| Population, decennial census | 2,117,500 | 36th highest of 51 | 657 | 27,170 | 676,400 | 33 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 923,400 | 37th highest of 51 | 425 | 11,110 | 310,800 | 33 |
| Private jobs | 678,700 | 39th highest of 52 | 57 | 5,617 | 280,600 | 33 |
| State and local tax collections | $19,134,000k | 34th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $2,646,300k | 33rd highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $14,436,000k | 29th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 980,570 | 36th highest of 51 | 290 | 11,250 | 327,000 | 33 |
| Total population | 2,114,800 | 37th highest of 52 | 748 | 27,040 | 674,400 | 33 |
| Unemployed | 35,537 | 37th highest of 52 | 10 | 422 | 11,530 | 33 |
| Vacant housing units | 124,500 | 35th highest of 52 | 207 | 2,913 | 17,670 | 33 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 474,700 | 37th highest of 52 | 154 | 5,293 | 159,900 | 33 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 26,124 | 36th highest of 52 | 0 | 944 | 8,491 | 17 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 810,580 | 38th highest of 52 | 253 | 8,349 | 281,500 | 33 |
Links inside New Mexico
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within NM | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside New Mexico, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.94 | 33 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside New Mexico, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.92 | 33 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside New Mexico, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.87 | 33 |
| Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Mexico, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.77 | 33 |
| Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Mexico, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.75 | 33 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside New Mexico, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.92 | 33 |
| Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Mexico, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.77 | 33 |
| Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside New Mexico, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.91 | 33 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Mexico, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.76 | 33 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Mexico, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.76 | 33 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside New Mexico, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.93 | 33 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside New Mexico, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 33 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.87 | 33 |
What this state is divided into
33 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Bernalillo County · Doña Ana County · Santa Fe County · Sandoval County · San Juan County · Valencia County · Lea County · McKinley County · Otero County · Chaves County · Eddy County · Curry County · Rio Arriba County · Taos County · Grant County · Cibola County · San Miguel County · Luna County · Lincoln County · Los Alamos County · Roosevelt County · Socorro County · Torrance County · Colfax County · Sierra County · Quay County · Guadalupe County · Mora County · Hidalgo County · Union County · Catron County · De Baca County · Harding County