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Highest Medicare coverage, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 19.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Anthony, NM, up 19 places to #22.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61943.7%+3.5 pts

02▲2Corrales, NMNM8,48437.4%+6.3 pts

03▼1Taos, NMNM6,52633.5%−3.7 pts

04▲2Ruidoso, NMNM7,58031.1%+3.6 pts

05▼2Raton, NMNM5,95227.9%−5.0 pts

06▲3Bernalillo, NMNM9,15927.4%+2.1 pts

07▲3Santa Fe, NMNM89,83727.1%+2.3 pts

08▲6Las Vegas, NMNM12,57426.9%+4.7 pts

09▲7Silver City, NMNM9,28426.6%+4.8 pts

10▼5Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94926.6%−3.7 pts

11▲2North Valley, NMNM10,45526.1%+3.8 pts

12▼5Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79024.6%−2.9 pts

13▼2Grants, NMNM8,93324.1%+1.2 pts

14▼2Belen, NMNM7,58923.6%+1.1 pts

15▲6Tucumcari, NMNM5,08223.6%+3.8 pts

16▼8Deming, NMNM14,94423.5%−2.1 pts

17▼2Alamogordo, NMNM31,90623.2%+1.2 pts

18▲2Socorro, NMNM8,26122.8%+2.6 pts

19▲10White Rock, NMNM5,71622.0%+5.2 pts

20▼3South Valley, NMNM37,12021.9%+0.4 pts

21▼2Los Lunas, NMNM20,57221.1%+0.9 pts

22▲19Anthony, NMNM8,90020.1%+5.9 pts

23▲1Carlsbad, NMNM32,52419.9%+1.3 pts

24▲4Albuquerque, NMNM556,58819.5%+1.7 pts

25▲2Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41919.5%+1.1 pts

26▼1Roswell, NMNM46,87819.2%+0.7 pts

27▼9Española, NMNM10,45818.9%−2.0 pts

28▲3Aztec, NMNM6,09118.8%+2.7 pts

29▲5Farmington, NMNM46,05518.3%+3.3 pts

30▲12Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86418.2%+4.7 pts

31▼8Las Cruces, NMNM116,97818.1%−0.7 pts

32▼10Bloomfield, NMNM7,33516.6%−2.5 pts

33Edgewood, NMNM6,15716.6%+1.4 pts

34▼4Los Alamos, NMNM13,31716.5%−0.1 pts

35▲5Clovis, NMNM37,12715.6%+1.3 pts

36▲1Shiprock, NMNM7,61015.6%+1.0 pts

37▲9El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32314.7%+4.8 pts

38▼12Lovington, NMNM11,62014.4%−4.1 pts

39Gallup, NMNM19,96914.0%−0.5 pts

40▼8Portales, NMNM11,73413.7%−1.6 pts

41▲4Chaparral, NMNM18,18613.2%+3.1 pts

42▼4Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04112.8%−1.7 pts

43▼7Sunland Park, NMNM18,26812.4%−2.3 pts

44Hobbs, NMNM40,86311.7%+0.7 pts

45▼2North Hobbs, NMNM6,03411.3%−0.6 pts

46▼11Artesia, NMNM12,73510.6%−4.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES