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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%+366%

02Cibola County, NMNM26,80710.5%−10%

03McKinley County, NMNM68,1199.0%−27%

04Torrance County, NMNM16,1009.0%−0%

05Otero County, NMNM70,3688.6%−6%

06De Baca County, NMNM1,6478.4%−14%

07Grant County, NMNM27,2528.4%+4%

08Curry County, NMNM46,6558.2%+4%

09Taos County, NMNM34,5647.6%−7%

10Quay County, NMNM8,4547.4%+194%

11San Juan County, NMNM120,3407.3%−12%

12Valencia County, NMNM82,0137.0%−10%

13Lea County, NMNM74,7496.9%−0%

14Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0916.8%−12%

15Union County, NMNM3,8446.2%+81%

16Eddy County, NMNM62,5095.5%+28%

17Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6155.4%−37%

18Luna County, NMNM25,4075.4%−43%

19Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015.3%−5%

20Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.3%+7%

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.2%−21%

22Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445.1%+0%

23Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.0%−4%

24Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.9%−30%

25San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.8%−16%

26Catron County, NMNM3,8274.2%−20%

27Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.2%−47%

28Mora County, NMNM4,0513.8%−60%

29Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.8%−19%

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9293.5%−52%

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6%−61%

32Socorro County, NMNM15,8381.3%−73%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.6%−82%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES