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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. The median across all 33 is 38.9%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92954.9%+22.4 pts

02Socorro County, NMNM15,83854.3%+13.7 pts

03Taos County, NMNM34,56449.1%+7.1 pts

04Valencia County, NMNM82,01348.9%+1.0 pts

05Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60148.9%+3.7 pts

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09148.6%−3.1 pts

07San Miguel County, NMNM26,26048.4%+9.3 pts

08Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90746.0%−3.1 pts

09Cibola County, NMNM26,80745.5%+17.3 pts

10Curry County, NMNM46,65544.7%+12.4 pts

11Sandoval County, NMNM159,56544.4%+0.6 pts

12Otero County, NMNM70,36841.7%+6.7 pts

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36440.8%+1.0 pts

14Grant County, NMNM27,25240.3%+4.5 pts

15Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61539.9%−8.0 pts

16Luna County, NMNM25,40739.5%+0.9 pts

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,84438.9%+11.8 pts

18Lea County, NMNM74,74938.6%+8.8 pts

19Sierra County, NMNM11,39537.9%−4.4 pts

20San Juan County, NMNM120,34036.7%+2.0 pts

21McKinley County, NMNM68,11936.3%+2.7 pts

22Colfax County, NMNM12,18434.9%−0.5 pts

23Quay County, NMNM8,45434.2%+1.0 pts

24Eddy County, NMNM62,50930.0%+4.2 pts

25Catron County, NMNM3,82728.8%−4.8 pts

26Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40728.3%+2.3 pts

27Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34328.0%−10.4 pts

28Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83227.4%−2.1 pts

29Torrance County, NMNM16,10026.6%−13.9 pts

30Union County, NMNM3,84425.4%+7.3 pts

31De Baca County, NMNM1,64724.4%−7.9 pts

32Harding County, NMNM61718.2%+11.0 pts

33Mora County, NMNM4,05116.5%−8.7 pts

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