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Most uninsured people, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the most residents lacking health insurance, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the uninsured rate. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 2,525.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSURED RESIDENTSVS –

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60153,222–

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09122,757–

03San Juan County, NMNM120,34016,061–

04Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90715,902–

05McKinley County, NMNM68,11914,255–

06Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511,408–

07Lea County, NMNM74,7498,927–

08Chaves County, NMNM63,3646,293–

09Otero County, NMNM70,3685,597–

10Eddy County, NMNM62,5095,558–

11Valencia County, NMNM82,0135,520–

12Curry County, NMNM46,6554,493–

13Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323,471–

14Cibola County, NMNM26,8072,856–

15Lincoln County, NMNM19,8442,681–

16Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152,666–

17Taos County, NMNM34,5642,525–

18Luna County, NMNM25,4072,174–

19Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,286–

20San Miguel County, NMNM26,2601,216–

21Grant County, NMNM27,2521,133–

22Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,061–

23Colfax County, NMNM12,184828–

24Quay County, NMNM8,454571–

25Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407523–

26Sierra County, NMNM11,395474–

27Union County, NMNM3,844373–

28Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343316–

29Catron County, NMNM3,827288–

30Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929186–

31Mora County, NMNM4,051124–

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647110–

33Harding County, NMNM61741–

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