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Largest senior population, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. 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 2000

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60181,014+26%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09125,881+40%

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90721,804+57%

04Sandoval County, NMNM159,56515,880+66%

05San Juan County, NMNM120,34014,083+36%

06Valencia County, NMNM82,0139,742+45%

07Otero County, NMNM70,3689,552+31%

08Chaves County, NMNM63,3649,293+3%

09Eddy County, NMNM62,5097,541−1%

10Lea County, NMNM74,7496,991+3%

11McKinley County, NMNM68,1196,813+32%

12Grant County, NMNM27,2526,299+23%

13Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8325,659+26%

14Taos County, NMNM34,5645,627+52%

15Curry County, NMNM46,6555,526+7%

16Luna County, NMNM25,4074,907+8%

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444,505+30%

18San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604,469+27%

19Sierra County, NMNM11,3953,674+0%

20Cibola County, NMNM26,8073,486+28%

21Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,758+15%

22Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072,686+21%

23Socorro County, NMNM15,8382,533+29%

24Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152,363+8%

25Torrance County, NMNM16,1002,326+41%

26Quay County, NMNM8,4541,865−3%

27Catron County, NMNM3,8271,041+56%

28Mora County, NMNM4,051915+15%

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929815+1%

30Union County, NMNM3,844813+10%

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343728+12%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647463−18%

33Harding County, NMNM617203−11%

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