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Most unemployed people, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 821.

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01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60118,968–

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0917,373–

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5654,457–

04San Juan County, NMNM120,3404,303–

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9073,552–

06McKinley County, NMNM68,1193,300–

07Valencia County, NMNM82,0132,464–

08Otero County, NMNM70,3682,354–

09Lea County, NMNM74,7492,165–

10Curry County, NMNM46,6551,694–

11Chaves County, NMNM63,3641,493–

12Taos County, NMNM34,5641,206–

13Eddy County, NMNM62,5091,180–

14Cibola County, NMNM26,8071,163–

15Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8321,089–

16Grant County, NMNM27,252836–

17Luna County, NMNM25,407821–

18Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615737–

19San Miguel County, NMNM26,260635–

20Torrance County, NMNM16,100544–

21Lincoln County, NMNM19,844429–

22Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407371–

23Sierra County, NMNM11,395299–

24Socorro County, NMNM15,838290–

25Colfax County, NMNM12,184239–

26Mora County, NMNM4,051138–

27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929121–

28Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343107–

29Quay County, NMNM8,45481–

30De Baca County, NMNM1,64769–

31Union County, NMNM3,84448–

32Catron County, NMNM3,82747–

33Harding County, NMNM6177–

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