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Most rent-burdened, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92954.9%+69%

02Socorro County, NMNM15,83854.3%+34%

03Taos County, NMNM34,56449.1%+17%

04Valencia County, NMNM82,01348.9%+2%

05Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60148.9%+8%

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09148.6%−6%

07San Miguel County, NMNM26,26048.4%+24%

08Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90746.0%−6%

09Cibola County, NMNM26,80745.5%+61%

10Curry County, NMNM46,65544.7%+38%

11Sandoval County, NMNM159,56544.4%+1%

12Otero County, NMNM70,36841.7%+19%

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36440.8%+2%

14Grant County, NMNM27,25240.3%+13%

15Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61539.9%−17%

16Luna County, NMNM25,40739.5%+2%

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,84438.9%+43%

18Lea County, NMNM74,74938.6%+29%

19Sierra County, NMNM11,39537.9%−10%

20San Juan County, NMNM120,34036.7%+6%

21McKinley County, NMNM68,11936.3%+8%

22Colfax County, NMNM12,18434.9%−1%

23Quay County, NMNM8,45434.2%+3%

24Eddy County, NMNM62,50930.0%+16%

25Catron County, NMNM3,82728.8%−14%

26Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40728.3%+9%

27Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34328.0%−27%

28Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83227.4%−7%

29Torrance County, NMNM16,10026.6%−34%

30Union County, NMNM3,84425.4%+40%

31De Baca County, NMNM1,64724.4%−25%

32Harding County, NMNM61718.2%+155%

33Mora County, NMNM4,05116.5%−35%

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