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Highest uninsured rate, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of residents without health insurance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSUREDVS 2020

01McKinley County, NMNM68,11916.8%−16%

02Lea County, NMNM74,74914.9%+14%

03Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92913.3%+196%

04San Juan County, NMNM120,34012.9%+0%

05De Baca County, NMNM1,64712.6%+125%

06Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.9%+6%

07Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09111.3%+7%

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61511.3%−23%

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36410.8%+9%

10Union County, NMNM3,84410.4%−3%

11Colfax County, NMNM12,18410.1%+40%

12Curry County, NMNM46,65510.1%+4%

13Otero County, NMNM70,36810.1%+10%

14Eddy County, NMNM62,5099.8%+1%

15Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.6%−30%

16Socorro County, NMNM15,8389.4%+21%

17Luna County, NMNM25,4079.3%+1%

18Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9078.9%−17%

19Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6018.8%+11%

20Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8328.7%−2%

21Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.3%+12%

22Torrance County, NMNM16,1007.8%+13%

23Taos County, NMNM34,5647.7%−1%

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2607.1%+58%

25Sandoval County, NMNM159,5656.5%−18%

26Catron County, NMNM3,8276.3%−22%

27Grant County, NMNM27,2525.2%+24%

28Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3435.1%−41%

29Quay County, NMNM8,4545.0%−29%

30Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.1%−7%

31Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.5%−11%

32Mora County, NMNM4,0512.0%−29%

33Harding County, NMNM6171.2%−88%

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