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Highest unemployment, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 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 2000

01McKinley County, NMNM68,11912.4%–

02Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.6%–

03De Baca County, NMNM1,6479.8%–

04Luna County, NMNM25,4079.5%–

05Mora County, NMNM4,0519.3%–

06Otero County, NMNM70,3689.1%–

07Torrance County, NMNM16,1009.1%–

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6158.6%–

09San Juan County, NMNM120,3408.2%–

10Taos County, NMNM34,5648.2%–

11Grant County, NMNM27,2528.0%–

12Curry County, NMNM46,6557.9%–

13Sierra County, NMNM11,3957.8%–

14Valencia County, NMNM82,0137.7%–

15Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0917.7%–

16Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9297.3%–

17Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327.0%–

18Lea County, NMNM74,7496.9%–

19Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3436.7%–

20Sandoval County, NMNM159,5656.6%–

21San Miguel County, NMNM26,2605.7%–

22Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015.6%–

23Catron County, NMNM3,8275.3%–

24Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.2%–

25Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445.1%–

26Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074.9%–

27Socorro County, NMNM15,8384.7%–

28Colfax County, NMNM12,1844.7%–

29Eddy County, NMNM62,5094.3%–

30Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.5%–

31Union County, NMNM3,8443.4%–

32Harding County, NMNM6173.3%–

33Quay County, NMNM8,4542.5%–

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