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Highest labor force participation, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 50.9%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40769.3%–

02Curry County, NMNM46,65564.0%–

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60162.4%–

04Eddy County, NMNM62,50962.1%–

05Lea County, NMNM74,74961.0%–

06Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61560.3%–

07Sandoval County, NMNM159,56559.2%–

08Harding County, NMNM61757.8%–

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36457.6%–

10Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90757.4%–

11Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09156.7%–

12San Juan County, NMNM120,34054.3%–

13Otero County, NMNM70,36854.1%–

14Taos County, NMNM34,56453.0%–

15Valencia County, NMNM82,01352.6%–

16De Baca County, NMNM1,64751.6%–

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,84450.9%–

18Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92950.3%–

19Colfax County, NMNM12,18450.2%–

20Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83249.9%–

21McKinley County, NMNM68,11949.7%–

22Quay County, NMNM8,45449.2%–

23San Miguel County, NMNM26,26047.8%–

24Luna County, NMNM25,40747.4%–

25Cibola County, NMNM26,80747.0%–

26Torrance County, NMNM16,10047.0%–

27Socorro County, NMNM15,83846.5%–

28Grant County, NMNM27,25246.0%–

29Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34344.2%–

30Union County, NMNM3,84442.4%–

31Sierra County, NMNM11,39540.4%–

32Mora County, NMNM4,05137.7%–

33Catron County, NMNM3,82728.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS