RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Highest Medicaid coverage, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01McKinley County, NMNM68,11953.1%–

02Luna County, NMNM25,40748.9%–

03Cibola County, NMNM26,80747.2%–

04San Miguel County, NMNM26,26043.7%–

05Quay County, NMNM8,45442.0%–

06Mora County, NMNM4,05140.5%–

07Socorro County, NMNM15,83839.8%–

08Chaves County, NMNM63,36439.4%–

09Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92939.1%–

10Catron County, NMNM3,82739.0%–

11Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09138.3%–

12Sierra County, NMNM11,39538.0%–

13Colfax County, NMNM12,18437.7%–

14Taos County, NMNM34,56437.3%–

15Grant County, NMNM27,25237.1%–

16San Juan County, NMNM120,34037.1%–

17Torrance County, NMNM16,10036.4%–

18Otero County, NMNM70,36835.8%–

19Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83235.7%–

20Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61535.3%–

21Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34335.1%–

22Valencia County, NMNM82,01334.5%–

23Curry County, NMNM46,65534.0%–

24Lea County, NMNM74,74930.9%–

25De Baca County, NMNM1,64729.8%–

26Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60128.8%–

27Lincoln County, NMNM19,84428.7%–

28Union County, NMNM3,84428.4%–

29Eddy County, NMNM62,50927.2%–

30Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90725.4%–

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56524.9%–

32Harding County, NMNM61718.5%–

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4076.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS