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Most transient, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 88.9%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61574.3%–

02Curry County, NMNM46,65576.9%–

03Otero County, NMNM70,36881.0%–

04Chaves County, NMNM63,36483.7%–

05Colfax County, NMNM12,18484.3%–

06Union County, NMNM3,84485.2%–

07Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60185.5%–

08Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09186.0%–

09San Miguel County, NMNM26,26086.3%–

10Cibola County, NMNM26,80786.3%–

11Eddy County, NMNM62,50986.9%–

12Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40787.2%–

13Harding County, NMNM61787.7%–

14Lincoln County, NMNM19,84488.0%–

15San Juan County, NMNM120,34088.2%–

16De Baca County, NMNM1,64788.5%–

17Sandoval County, NMNM159,56588.9%–

18Luna County, NMNM25,40788.9%–

19Lea County, NMNM74,74988.9%–

20Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34389.6%–

21Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90789.9%–

22Valencia County, NMNM82,01390.1%–

23Torrance County, NMNM16,10090.2%–

24Quay County, NMNM8,45490.3%–

25Grant County, NMNM27,25290.5%–

26Taos County, NMNM34,56490.6%–

27Socorro County, NMNM15,83890.6%–

28Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92990.8%–

29Sierra County, NMNM11,39591.8%–

30Catron County, NMNM3,82792.9%–

31McKinley County, NMNM68,11993.8%–

32Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83294.5%–

33Mora County, NMNM4,05196.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS