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Highest renter share, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 26.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: De Baca County, NM, up 14 places to #11.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01▲1Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61539.3%+2.1 pts

02▼1Curry County, NMNM46,65537.3%−3.3 pts

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60135.5%−0.9 pts

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09134.5%+2.0 pts

05▲3Otero County, NMNM70,36833.0%−0.1 pts

06▲6McKinley County, NMNM68,11930.2%+2.6 pts

07▲2Luna County, NMNM25,40729.1%+4.1 pts

08▼1Lea County, NMNM74,74928.8%+1.4 pts

09▲7San Juan County, NMNM120,34028.8%+4.2 pts

10Chaves County, NMNM63,36428.7%−0.4 pts

11▲14De Baca County, NMNM1,64728.5%+6.5 pts

12▲1Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90728.5%−2.9 pts

13▲2Quay County, NMNM8,45428.4%−0.9 pts

14▲3Colfax County, NMNM12,18428.2%+0.8 pts

15▲6Sierra County, NMNM11,39528.2%+3.1 pts

16▼11Union County, NMNM3,84427.6%+0.6 pts

17▲1San Miguel County, NMNM26,26026.9%+0.1 pts

18▼4Eddy County, NMNM62,50926.7%+0.9 pts

19▼13Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.4%−0.8 pts

20▲4Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40725.2%+3.8 pts

21▼10Socorro County, NMNM15,83824.9%−4.0 pts

22Grant County, NMNM27,25224.2%−1.4 pts

23Cibola County, NMNM26,80723.9%+0.9 pts

24▲2Lincoln County, NMNM19,84423.2%+0.4 pts

25▲4Harding County, NMNM61723.1%−1.7 pts

26▼6Taos County, NMNM34,56422.4%−2.1 pts

27Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83220.0%+1.6 pts

28▼9Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92919.2%−12.8 pts

29▲1Torrance County, NMNM16,10018.3%+2.2 pts

30▼2Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.8%+0.7 pts

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56516.5%+0.1 pts

32Mora County, NMNM4,05113.3%−4.3 pts

33Catron County, NMNM3,8276.2%−13.2 pts

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