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Highest fertility rate, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01De Baca County, NMNM1,647614.9+1085%

02Curry County, NMNM46,655122.0+50%

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40796.9+258%

04Valencia County, NMNM82,01383.9+39%

05Lea County, NMNM74,74979.7+13%

06Eddy County, NMNM62,50968.9+8%

07Lincoln County, NMNM19,84466.3+23%

08Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34365.4+89%

09Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61561.1−16%

10Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09160.9−1%

11Socorro County, NMNM15,83859.7−25%

12Harding County, NMNM61756.7−72%

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36455.1−30%

14Luna County, NMNM25,40751.1+76%

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,26050.9−13%

16Cibola County, NMNM26,80749.3+9%

17San Juan County, NMNM120,34047.8−36%

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,56546.9−24%

19Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83246.1−30%

20Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90745.6−17%

21Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60145.1−22%

22Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92943.1−68%

23McKinley County, NMNM68,11939.1−22%

24Torrance County, NMNM16,10038.7−39%

25Otero County, NMNM70,36836.8−48%

26Grant County, NMNM27,25233.7−41%

27Union County, NMNM3,84428.8+31%

28Sierra County, NMNM11,39528.7+63%

29Colfax County, NMNM12,18419.7−74%

30Taos County, NMNM34,56414.1−64%

31Quay County, NMNM8,4546.6−85%

32Catron County, NMNM3,8270.0–

33Mora County, NMNM4,0510.0–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES