RANKING · 2024 ACS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most veterans, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS 2010

01Catron County, NMNM3,82717.9%−3.7 pts

02Harding County, NMNM61716.4%−0.9 pts

03Sierra County, NMNM11,39516.1%−4.6 pts

04Otero County, NMNM70,36814.6%−6.5 pts

05Curry County, NMNM46,65512.3%−3.2 pts

06Quay County, NMNM8,45411.2%−2.9 pts

07Torrance County, NMNM16,10011.1%−3.9 pts

08Lincoln County, NMNM19,84410.2%−4.7 pts

09Sandoval County, NMNM159,56510.1%−3.7 pts

10Grant County, NMNM27,2529.7%−5.7 pts

11Valencia County, NMNM82,0139.3%−3.9 pts

12Mora County, NMNM4,0518.8%−5.4 pts

13Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6158.6%−0.8 pts

14Colfax County, NMNM12,1848.3%−4.7 pts

15Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6018.0%−3.7 pts

16Cibola County, NMNM26,8077.6%−3.6 pts

17San Miguel County, NMNM26,2607.5%−3.6 pts

18Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0917.4%−3.7 pts

19Taos County, NMNM34,5647.3%−4.3 pts

20Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4077.3%−5.3 pts

21Luna County, NMNM25,4077.1%−6.4 pts

22Socorro County, NMNM15,8387.1%−4.9 pts

23Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3436.9%−5.5 pts

24Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9076.8%−3.8 pts

25Eddy County, NMNM62,5096.6%−4.5 pts

26Chaves County, NMNM63,3646.5%−5.0 pts

27Union County, NMNM3,8446.2%−5.9 pts

28San Juan County, NMNM120,3406.2%−3.1 pts

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.0%−3.6 pts

30Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8325.6%−4.9 pts

31De Baca County, NMNM1,6475.3%−6.0 pts

32McKinley County, NMNM68,1194.3%−3.1 pts

33Lea County, NMNM74,7493.4%−5.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES