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Highest per-capita income, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by per-capita income (2020 ACS): total personal income divided by every resident, including children. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is $23,413.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 2000

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$60,729+75%

02Harding County, NMNM617$50,027+208%

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907$38,288+62%

04Eddy County, NMNM62,509$31,766+101%

05Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601$31,229+50%

06Taos County, NMNM34,564$30,580+90%

07Sandoval County, NMNM159,565$30,273+58%

08Sierra County, NMNM11,395$28,014+86%

09Lincoln County, NMNM19,844$27,892+44%

10Lea County, NMNM74,749$26,551+87%

11Grant County, NMNM27,252$25,491+75%

12Valencia County, NMNM82,013$25,106+70%

13Colfax County, NMNM12,184$24,852+51%

14Otero County, NMNM70,368$24,777+73%

15Curry County, NMNM46,655$23,897+59%

16Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832$23,819+67%

17Chaves County, NMNM63,364$23,413+56%

18San Juan County, NMNM120,340$22,840+60%

19Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091$22,772+63%

20San Miguel County, NMNM26,260$22,678+71%

21Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929$22,472+81%

22Quay County, NMNM8,454$21,594+45%

23Catron County, NMNM3,827$21,347+53%

24Torrance County, NMNM16,100$21,235+50%

25Union County, NMNM3,844$21,083+43%

26Mora County, NMNM4,051$20,662+67%

27Cibola County, NMNM26,807$20,507+75%

28Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615$20,230+43%

29Socorro County, NMNM15,838$20,015+56%

30Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$19,418+73%

31Luna County, NMNM25,407$18,433+64%

32McKinley County, NMNM68,119$16,378+66%

33De Baca County, NMNM1,647$15,996+14%

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