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Lowest unemployment, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 5.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mora County, NM, up 23 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲3Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.6%−2.9 pts
02▲5Socorro County, NMNM15,8381.3%−3.5 pts
03▲12Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.6%−4.1 pts
04▲14Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9293.5%−3.8 pts
05▲1Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.8%−0.9 pts
06▲23Mora County, NMNM4,0513.8%−5.6 pts
07▲14Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.2%−3.7 pts
08▲3Catron County, NMNM3,8274.2%−1.1 pts
09▲4San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.8%−0.9 pts
10▲7Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.9%−2.1 pts
11▼1Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.0%−0.2 pts
12▼3Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445.1%0.0 pts
13▲1Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.2%−1.4 pts
14▼6Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.3%+0.4 pts
15▼3Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015.3%−0.3 pts
16▲14Luna County, NMNM25,4075.4%−4.1 pts
17▲9Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6155.4%−3.2 pts
18▼13Eddy County, NMNM62,5095.5%+1.2 pts
19▼16Union County, NMNM3,8446.2%+2.8 pts
20▼1Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0916.8%−0.9 pts
21▼5Lea County, NMNM74,7496.9%0.0 pts
22▼2Valencia County, NMNM82,0137.0%−0.8 pts
23▲2San Juan County, NMNM120,3407.3%−1.0 pts
24▼23Quay County, NMNM8,4547.4%+4.9 pts
25▼1Taos County, NMNM34,5647.6%−0.6 pts
26▼4Curry County, NMNM46,6558.2%+0.3 pts
27▼4Grant County, NMNM27,2528.4%+0.3 pts
28▲3De Baca County, NMNM1,6478.4%−1.3 pts
29▼1Otero County, NMNM70,3688.6%−0.6 pts
30▼3Torrance County, NMNM16,1009.0%0.0 pts
31▲2McKinley County, NMNM68,1199.0%−3.4 pts
32Cibola County, NMNM26,80710.5%−1.1 pts
33▼31Harding County, NMNM61715.3%+12.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES