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Highest renter share, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Curry County, NMNM46,65540.6%+0%

02Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61537.3%+0%

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60136.3%+0%

04Otero County, NMNM70,36833.1%+0%

05Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09132.5%+0%

06Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92932.1%+0%

07Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90731.4%+0%

08Quay County, NMNM8,45429.4%+0%

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36429.1%+0%

10Socorro County, NMNM15,83828.9%+0%

11McKinley County, NMNM68,11927.6%+0%

12Colfax County, NMNM12,18427.4%+0%

13Lea County, NMNM74,74927.4%+0%

14Union County, NMNM3,84427.0%+0%

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,26026.9%+0%

16Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34326.2%+0%

17Eddy County, NMNM62,50925.7%+0%

18Grant County, NMNM27,25225.6%+0%

19Sierra County, NMNM11,39525.1%+0%

20Luna County, NMNM25,40725.1%+0%

21Harding County, NMNM61724.8%+0%

22San Juan County, NMNM120,34024.6%+0%

23Taos County, NMNM34,56424.5%+0%

24Cibola County, NMNM26,80723.0%+0%

25Lincoln County, NMNM19,84422.8%+0%

26De Baca County, NMNM1,64722.0%+0%

27Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40721.4%+0%

28Catron County, NMNM3,82719.4%+0%

29Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83218.4%+0%

30Mora County, NMNM4,05117.6%+0%

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56516.4%+0%

32Torrance County, NMNM16,10016.1%+0%

33Valencia County, NMNM82,01316.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES