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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. The median across all 33 is 9.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hidalgo County, NM, up 25 places to #3.

Highest uninsured rate by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSUREDVS 2020
01McKinley County, NMNM68,11916.8%−3.1 pts
02▲2Lea County, NMNM74,74914.9%+1.8 pts
03▲25Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92913.3%+8.8 pts
04▲1San Juan County, NMNM120,34012.9%0.0 pts
05▲22De Baca County, NMNM1,64712.6%+7.0 pts
06Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.9%+0.7 pts
07▲2Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09111.3%+0.7 pts
08▼6Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61511.3%−3.4 pts
09▲1Chaves County, NMNM63,36410.8%+0.9 pts
10▼2Union County, NMNM3,84410.4%−0.3 pts
11▲13Colfax County, NMNM12,18410.1%+2.9 pts
12▼1Curry County, NMNM46,65510.1%+0.4 pts
13▲2Otero County, NMNM70,36810.1%+0.9 pts
14▼2Eddy County, NMNM62,5099.8%+0.1 pts
15▼12Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.6%−4.2 pts
16▲5Socorro County, NMNM15,8389.4%+1.6 pts
17▼3Luna County, NMNM25,4079.3%+0.1 pts
18▼11Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9078.9%−1.8 pts
19Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6018.8%+0.9 pts
20▼4Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8328.7%−0.2 pts
21▲2Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.3%+0.9 pts
22▲4Torrance County, NMNM16,1007.8%+0.9 pts
23▼1Taos County, NMNM34,5647.7%−0.1 pts
24▲5San Miguel County, NMNM26,2607.1%+2.6 pts
25▼5Sandoval County, NMNM159,5656.5%−1.4 pts
26▼8Catron County, NMNM3,8276.3%−1.8 pts
27▲4Grant County, NMNM27,2525.2%+1.0 pts
28▼11Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3435.1%−3.6 pts
29▼4Quay County, NMNM8,4545.0%−2.0 pts
30Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.1%−0.3 pts
31▲1Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.5%−0.3 pts
32▲1Mora County, NMNM4,0512.0%−0.8 pts
33▼20Harding County, NMNM6171.2%−8.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES