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Highest renter share, New Mexico counties · 2020

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, NMNM46,65542.0%+4%

02Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61540.7%+9%

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60138.3%+5%

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09135.3%+9%

05Union County, NMNM3,84434.5%+28%

06Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34334.2%+31%

07Lea County, NMNM74,74933.4%+22%

08Otero County, NMNM70,36832.6%−2%

09Luna County, NMNM25,40732.5%+30%

10Chaves County, NMNM63,36432.2%+11%

11Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.9%+10%

12McKinley County, NMNM68,11931.7%+15%

13Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90731.1%−1%

14Eddy County, NMNM62,50930.9%+20%

15Quay County, NMNM8,45430.7%+5%

16San Juan County, NMNM120,34029.8%+21%

17Colfax County, NMNM12,18429.6%+8%

18San Miguel County, NMNM26,26029.6%+10%

19Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92928.9%−10%

20Taos County, NMNM34,56428.5%+16%

21Sierra County, NMNM11,39528.4%+13%

22Grant County, NMNM27,25227.7%+8%

23Cibola County, NMNM26,80725.6%+12%

24Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40725.3%+18%

25De Baca County, NMNM1,64725.1%+14%

26Lincoln County, NMNM19,84423.9%+5%

27Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83221.1%+15%

28Valencia County, NMNM82,01320.8%+29%

29Harding County, NMNM61720.5%−17%

30Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.3%+20%

31Sandoval County, NMNM159,56518.1%+10%

32Mora County, NMNM4,05116.3%−7%

33Catron County, NMNM3,82714.8%−24%

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