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Highest Medicare coverage, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Catron County, NMNM3,82744.6%–

02Mora County, NMNM4,05140.1%–

03Sierra County, NMNM11,39538.6%–

04Colfax County, NMNM12,18431.7%–

05Harding County, NMNM61731.1%–

06Lincoln County, NMNM19,84430.5%–

07Taos County, NMNM34,56430.4%–

08Grant County, NMNM27,25229.2%–

09Union County, NMNM3,84427.9%–

10Quay County, NMNM8,45427.0%–

11San Miguel County, NMNM26,26025.8%–

12Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90725.6%–

13Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92925.5%–

14Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.3%–

15Torrance County, NMNM16,10024.4%–

16Luna County, NMNM25,40724.1%–

17Socorro County, NMNM15,83823.1%–

18Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83221.8%–

19Cibola County, NMNM26,80721.2%–

20Valencia County, NMNM82,01321.1%–

21Otero County, NMNM70,36820.6%–

22Sandoval County, NMNM159,56520.2%–

23Chaves County, NMNM63,36419.0%–

24Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60118.5%–

25Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09118.0%–

26Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61517.7%–

27Eddy County, NMNM62,50917.2%–

28San Juan County, NMNM120,34017.0%–

29Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40716.6%–

30De Baca County, NMNM1,64716.3%–

31Curry County, NMNM46,65515.3%–

32McKinley County, NMNM68,11914.1%–

33Lea County, NMNM74,74913.1%–

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