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Highest Medicare coverage, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties 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 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 24.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: De Baca County, NM, up 19 places to #11.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Catron County, NMNM3,82749.8%+5.2 pts

02▲1Sierra County, NMNM11,39541.2%+2.6 pts

03▼1Mora County, NMNM4,05140.4%+0.3 pts

04▲2Lincoln County, NMNM19,84433.8%+3.3 pts

05▲2Taos County, NMNM34,56433.1%+2.7 pts

06▲2Grant County, NMNM27,25232.9%+3.7 pts

07▼3Colfax County, NMNM12,18432.8%+1.1 pts

08▲3San Miguel County, NMNM26,26030.4%+4.6 pts

09▲1Quay County, NMNM8,45430.0%+3.0 pts

10▲2Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90729.1%+3.5 pts

11▲19De Baca County, NMNM1,64728.4%+12.1 pts

12▼7Harding County, NMNM61727.6%−3.5 pts

13▼4Union County, NMNM3,84427.5%−0.4 pts

14▲3Socorro County, NMNM15,83826.4%+3.3 pts

15Torrance County, NMNM16,10024.7%+0.3 pts

16▼3Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92924.6%−0.9 pts

17▲1Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83224.2%+2.4 pts

18▼2Luna County, NMNM25,40724.1%0.0 pts

19Cibola County, NMNM26,80722.3%+1.1 pts

20▼6Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34322.2%−3.1 pts

21▲1Sandoval County, NMNM159,56521.8%+1.6 pts

22▼2Valencia County, NMNM82,01321.5%+0.4 pts

23▼2Otero County, NMNM70,36821.3%+0.7 pts

24Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60120.2%+1.7 pts

25▼2Chaves County, NMNM63,36419.7%+0.7 pts

26▲2San Juan County, NMNM120,34019.1%+2.1 pts

27▼2Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09118.7%+0.7 pts

28▼2Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61518.1%+0.4 pts

29▼2Eddy County, NMNM62,50918.0%+0.8 pts

30▼1Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40717.9%+1.3 pts

31Curry County, NMNM46,65515.9%+0.6 pts

32McKinley County, NMNM68,11915.2%+1.1 pts

33Lea County, NMNM74,74913.0%−0.1 pts

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