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Most owner cost-burdened, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 18.2%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Quay County, NMNM8,45424.7%+3.6 pts

02Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34324.1%−5.6 pts

03Union County, NMNM3,84423.9%−2.4 pts

04Curry County, NMNM46,65523.8%+4.3 pts

05Valencia County, NMNM82,01323.7%−5.3 pts

06Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61523.4%+3.9 pts

07Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.3%−9.9 pts

08Lincoln County, NMNM19,84422.4%−2.2 pts

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36422.4%+3.8 pts

10San Juan County, NMNM120,34022.3%+2.5 pts

11Taos County, NMNM34,56422.3%−3.1 pts

12Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60122.2%−6.5 pts

13Colfax County, NMNM12,18422.1%+4.0 pts

14Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09120.7%−5.4 pts

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,26019.7%−6.7 pts

16Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.3%−11.8 pts

17Luna County, NMNM25,40718.2%−10.0 pts

18Catron County, NMNM3,82717.8%+1.0 pts

19Harding County, NMNM61717.7%−7.2 pts

20Socorro County, NMNM15,83817.6%−5.3 pts

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,56517.4%−11.1 pts

22Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83217.3%−4.2 pts

23Lea County, NMNM74,74917.0%+1.6 pts

24Grant County, NMNM27,25216.8%−1.2 pts

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50916.3%0.0 pts

26De Baca County, NMNM1,64716.2%−0.6 pts

27Otero County, NMNM70,36816.1%−6.8 pts

28Sierra County, NMNM11,39514.7%−9.6 pts

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92914.6%+2.4 pts

30McKinley County, NMNM68,11913.1%−2.6 pts

31Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.6%+0.2 pts

32Mora County, NMNM4,05111.2%−9.6 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4077.8%−4.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES