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Lowest labor force participation, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 50.9%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Catron County, NMNM3,82728.1%–

02Mora County, NMNM4,05137.7%–

03Sierra County, NMNM11,39540.4%–

04Union County, NMNM3,84442.4%–

05Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34344.2%–

06Grant County, NMNM27,25246.0%–

07Socorro County, NMNM15,83846.5%–

08Torrance County, NMNM16,10047.0%–

09Cibola County, NMNM26,80747.0%–

10Luna County, NMNM25,40747.4%–

11San Miguel County, NMNM26,26047.8%–

12Quay County, NMNM8,45449.2%–

13McKinley County, NMNM68,11949.7%–

14Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83249.9%–

15Colfax County, NMNM12,18450.2%–

16Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92950.3%–

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,84450.9%–

18De Baca County, NMNM1,64751.6%–

19Valencia County, NMNM82,01352.6%–

20Taos County, NMNM34,56453.0%–

21Otero County, NMNM70,36854.1%–

22San Juan County, NMNM120,34054.3%–

23Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09156.7%–

24Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90757.4%–

25Chaves County, NMNM63,36457.6%–

26Harding County, NMNM61757.8%–

27Sandoval County, NMNM159,56559.2%–

28Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61560.3%–

29Lea County, NMNM74,74961.0%–

30Eddy County, NMNM62,50962.1%–

31Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60162.4%–

32Curry County, NMNM46,65564.0%–

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40769.3%–

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