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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. The median across all 33 is 5.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harding County, NM, up 31 places to #1.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲31Harding County, NMNM61715.3%+12.0 pts
02Cibola County, NMNM26,80710.5%−1.1 pts
03▼2McKinley County, NMNM68,1199.0%−3.4 pts
04▲3Torrance County, NMNM16,1009.0%0.0 pts
05▲1Otero County, NMNM70,3688.6%−0.6 pts
06▼3De Baca County, NMNM1,6478.4%−1.3 pts
07▲4Grant County, NMNM27,2528.4%+0.3 pts
08▲4Curry County, NMNM46,6558.2%+0.3 pts
09▲1Taos County, NMNM34,5647.6%−0.6 pts
10▲23Quay County, NMNM8,4547.4%+4.9 pts
11▼2San Juan County, NMNM120,3407.3%−1.0 pts
12▲2Valencia County, NMNM82,0137.0%−0.8 pts
13▲5Lea County, NMNM74,7496.9%0.0 pts
14▲1Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0916.8%−0.9 pts
15▲16Union County, NMNM3,8446.2%+2.8 pts
16▲13Eddy County, NMNM62,5095.5%+1.2 pts
17▼9Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6155.4%−3.2 pts
18▼14Luna County, NMNM25,4075.4%−4.1 pts
19▲3Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015.3%−0.3 pts
20▲6Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.3%+0.4 pts
21▼1Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.2%−1.4 pts
22▲3Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445.1%0.0 pts
23▲1Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.0%−0.2 pts
24▼7Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.9%−2.1 pts
25▼4San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.8%−0.9 pts
26▼3Catron County, NMNM3,8274.2%−1.1 pts
27▼14Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.2%−3.7 pts
28▼23Mora County, NMNM4,0513.8%−5.6 pts
29▼1Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.8%−0.9 pts
30▼14Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9293.5%−3.8 pts
31▼12Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6%−4.1 pts
32▼5Socorro County, NMNM15,8381.3%−3.5 pts
33▼3Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.6%−2.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES