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Largest senior population, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60164,156+27%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09118,512+54%

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90713,903+39%

04San Juan County, NMNM120,34010,326+49%

05Sandoval County, NMNM159,5659,542+50%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,3649,025+9%

07Eddy County, NMNM62,5097,589+3%

08Otero County, NMNM70,3687,296+59%

09Lea County, NMNM74,7496,772+13%

10Valencia County, NMNM82,0136,723+47%

11Curry County, NMNM46,6555,163+13%

12McKinley County, NMNM68,1195,160+34%

13Grant County, NMNM27,2525,111+31%

14Luna County, NMNM25,4074,550+26%

15Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324,489+36%

16Taos County, NMNM34,5643,702+45%

17Sierra County, NMNM11,3953,671+17%

18San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603,530+18%

19Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443,468+80%

20Cibola County, NMNM26,8072,734+38%

21Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,401+16%

22Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072,220+33%

23Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152,180−3%

24Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,967+27%

25Quay County, NMNM8,4541,928+8%

26Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,647+42%

27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929808+18%

28Mora County, NMNM4,051799+27%

29Union County, NMNM3,844741−1%

30Catron County, NMNM3,827667+71%

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343648+14%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647568+12%

33Harding County, NMNM617229+11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS