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Most segregated, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 29 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 24. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Eddy County, NM, up 10 places to #14.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

01McKinley County, NMNM68,11956−5%

02▲7Cibola County, NMNM26,80744+25%

03▲1Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90740−2%

04▲1Otero County, NMNM70,368390%

05▼2San Juan County, NMNM120,34039−6%

06Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09136−2%

07▲4Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60133−1%

08▼1Curry County, NMNM46,65532−9%

09▲3Lea County, NMNM74,74931+1%

10▼8Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92929−40%

11▼3Quay County, NMNM8,45427−23%

12▲3Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83226−13%

13Grant County, NMNM27,25225−17%

14▲10Eddy County, NMNM62,50924+67%

15▲4Taos County, NMNM34,56424+11%

16Sandoval County, NMNM159,56523−6%

17Valencia County, NMNM82,01322+1%

18▲9Sierra County, NMNM11,39521+89%

19▲9Mora County, NMNM4,05121+156%

20▼2Chaves County, NMNM63,36420−7%

21▼11Catron County, NMNM3,82720−41%

22▼2Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61519−1%

23Luna County, NMNM25,40717+3%

24▲5Colfax County, NMNM12,18417+263%

25▼4Lincoln County, NMNM19,84416−17%

26▼12Socorro County, NMNM15,83816−48%

27▼1Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40715+27%

28▼6San Miguel County, NMNM26,26014−22%

29▼4Torrance County, NMNM16,10011−18%

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