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Largest veteran population, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 1,758.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60147,124–

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09113,737–

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,56510,686–

04Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9079,254–

05Otero County, NMNM70,3687,835–

06San Juan County, NMNM120,3406,940–

07Valencia County, NMNM82,0136,452–

08Curry County, NMNM46,6554,373–

09Chaves County, NMNM63,3643,292–

10Eddy County, NMNM62,5093,216–

11McKinley County, NMNM68,1192,973–

12Taos County, NMNM34,5642,514–

13Grant County, NMNM27,2522,420–

14Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8322,112–

15Lea County, NMNM74,7491,887–

16Lincoln County, NMNM19,8441,758–

17San Miguel County, NMNM26,2601,758–

18Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,663–

19Cibola County, NMNM26,8071,626–

20Luna County, NMNM25,4071,504–

21Sierra County, NMNM11,3951,464–

22Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4071,284–

23Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,187–

24Colfax County, NMNM12,1841,015–

25Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615898–

26Quay County, NMNM8,454531–

27Mora County, NMNM4,051475–

28Catron County, NMNM3,827459–

29Union County, NMNM3,844363–

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929315–

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343292–

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647117–

33Harding County, NMNM61734–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS