RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most veterans, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2010 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 12.1%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS –

01Catron County, NMNM3,82721.6%–

02Otero County, NMNM70,36821.1%–

03Sierra County, NMNM11,39520.6%–

04Harding County, NMNM61717.3%–

05Curry County, NMNM46,65515.5%–

06Grant County, NMNM27,25215.4%–

07Torrance County, NMNM16,10015.0%–

08Lincoln County, NMNM19,84415.0%–

09Mora County, NMNM4,05114.2%–

10Quay County, NMNM8,45414.1%–

11Sandoval County, NMNM159,56513.8%–

12Luna County, NMNM25,40713.4%–

13Valencia County, NMNM82,01313.2%–

14Colfax County, NMNM12,18412.9%–

15Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40712.6%–

16Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34312.4%–

17Union County, NMNM3,84412.1%–

18Socorro County, NMNM15,83812.0%–

19Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60111.7%–

20Taos County, NMNM34,56411.6%–

21Chaves County, NMNM63,36411.5%–

22Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.2%–

23De Baca County, NMNM1,64711.2%–

24Eddy County, NMNM62,50911.1%–

25Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09111.1%–

26San Miguel County, NMNM26,26011.1%–

27Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90710.6%–

28Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83210.5%–

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9299.6%–

30Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.4%–

31San Juan County, NMNM120,3409.3%–

32Lea County, NMNM74,7499.0%–

33McKinley County, NMNM68,1197.4%–

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