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Highest unemployment, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Harding County, NMNM61715.3%+12.0 pts

02Cibola County, NMNM26,80710.5%−1.1 pts

03McKinley County, NMNM68,1199.0%−3.4 pts

04Torrance County, NMNM16,1009.0%−0.0 pts

05Otero County, NMNM70,3688.6%−0.6 pts

06De Baca County, NMNM1,6478.4%−1.3 pts

07Grant County, NMNM27,2528.4%+0.3 pts

08Curry County, NMNM46,6558.2%+0.3 pts

09Taos County, NMNM34,5647.6%−0.6 pts

10Quay County, NMNM8,4547.4%+4.9 pts

11San Juan County, NMNM120,3407.3%−1.0 pts

12Valencia County, NMNM82,0137.0%−0.8 pts

13Lea County, NMNM74,7496.9%−0.0 pts

14Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0916.8%−0.9 pts

15Union County, NMNM3,8446.2%+2.8 pts

16Eddy County, NMNM62,5095.5%+1.2 pts

17Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6155.4%−3.2 pts

18Luna County, NMNM25,4075.4%−4.1 pts

19Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015.3%−0.3 pts

20Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.3%+0.4 pts

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.2%−1.4 pts

22Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445.1%+0.0 pts

23Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.0%−0.2 pts

24Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.9%−2.1 pts

25San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.8%−0.9 pts

26Catron County, NMNM3,8274.2%−1.1 pts

27Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.2%−3.7 pts

28Mora County, NMNM4,0513.8%−5.6 pts

29Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.8%−0.9 pts

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9293.5%−3.8 pts

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6%−4.1 pts

32Socorro County, NMNM15,8381.3%−3.5 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.6%−2.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES