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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Quay County, NMNM8,45424.7%+17%

02Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34324.1%−19%

03Union County, NMNM3,84423.9%−9%

04Curry County, NMNM46,65523.8%+22%

05Valencia County, NMNM82,01323.7%−18%

06Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61523.4%+20%

07Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.3%−30%

08Lincoln County, NMNM19,84422.4%−9%

09Chaves County, NMNM63,36422.4%+20%

10San Juan County, NMNM120,34022.3%+12%

11Taos County, NMNM34,56422.3%−12%

12Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60122.2%−23%

13Colfax County, NMNM12,18422.1%+22%

14Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09120.7%−21%

15San Miguel County, NMNM26,26019.7%−25%

16Torrance County, NMNM16,10019.3%−38%

17Luna County, NMNM25,40718.2%−35%

18Catron County, NMNM3,82717.8%+6%

19Harding County, NMNM61717.7%−29%

20Socorro County, NMNM15,83817.6%−23%

21Sandoval County, NMNM159,56517.4%−39%

22Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83217.3%−20%

23Lea County, NMNM74,74917.0%+11%

24Grant County, NMNM27,25216.8%−7%

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50916.3%−0%

26De Baca County, NMNM1,64716.2%−4%

27Otero County, NMNM70,36816.1%−30%

28Sierra County, NMNM11,39514.7%−39%

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92914.6%+20%

30McKinley County, NMNM68,11913.1%−17%

31Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.6%+2%

32Mora County, NMNM4,05111.2%−46%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4077.8%−37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES