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Counties in New Mexico by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

McKinley County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2023, at 23.3%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 12.1%. The median was 15.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest23.3McKinley County
Lowest12.1Los Alamos County
Median15.833 counties

All counties, 2023

McKinley County: 23.3 %McKinley County23.3San Juan County: 19.4 %San Juan County19.4Cibola County: 18.7 %Cibola County18.7Curry County: 18.3 %Curry County18.3Roosevelt County: 18.2 %Roosevelt County18.2Lea County: 17.6 %Lea County17.6Luna County: 17.6 %Luna County17.6Chaves County: 17.3 %Chaves County17.3Socorro County: 17.2 %Socorro County17.2Torrance County: 17.2 %Torrance County17.2Otero County: 17.1 %Otero County17.1Eddy County: 16.7 %Eddy County16.7Valencia County: 16.1 %Valencia County16.1Quay County: 16 %Quay County16Union County: 16 %Union County16Doña Ana County: 15.9 %Doña Ana County15.9Hidalgo County: 15.8 %Hidalgo County15.8Rio Arriba County: 15.8 %Rio Arriba County15.8Bernalillo County: 15.7 %Bernalillo County15.7De Baca County: 15.4 %De Baca County15.4Sandoval County: 15.3 %Sandoval County15.3Guadalupe County: 15.2 %Guadalupe County15.2Sierra County: 15.1 %Sierra County15.1Colfax County: 14.6 %Colfax County14.6Grant County: 14.5 %Grant County14.5San Miguel County: 14.5 %San Miguel County14.5Lincoln County: 14.2 %Lincoln County14.2Catron County: 14.1 %Catron County14.1Harding County: 13.6 %Harding County13.6Taos County: 13.4 %Taos County13.4Santa Fe County: 13.1 %Santa Fe County13.1Mora County: 12.6 %Mora County12.6Los Alamos County: 12.1 %Los Alamos County12.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McKinley County23.3-1.8 pts
2San Juan County19.4-2 pts
3Cibola County18.7-1.8 pts
4Curry County18.3+0.4 pts
5Roosevelt County18.2-0.2 pts
6Lea County17.6-1.1 pts
6Luna County17.6-1.5 pts
8Chaves County17.3-0.3 pts
9Socorro County17.2-2.2 pts
9Torrance County17.2-1.1 pts
11Otero County17.1-1.6 pts
12Eddy County16.7-1.1 pts
13Valencia County16.1-0.4 pts
14Quay County16-1 pts
14Union County16-1.7 pts
16Doña Ana County15.9-0.9 pts
17Hidalgo County15.8-0.8 pts
17Rio Arriba County15.8-1 pts
19Bernalillo County15.7-0.1 pts
20De Baca County15.4-0.7 pts
21Sandoval County15.3-1.6 pts
22Guadalupe County15.2-1.2 pts
23Sierra County15.1-0.6 pts
24Colfax County14.6-0.9 pts
25Grant County14.5-1.4 pts
25San Miguel County14.5-1.1 pts
27Lincoln County14.2-1 pts
28Catron County14.1-1.6 pts
29Harding County13.6-0.5 pts
30Taos County13.4-1.5 pts
31Santa Fe County13.1-0.6 pts
32Mora County12.6-2 pts
33Los Alamos County12.1+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in New Mexico by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New Mexico by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in New Mexico by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New Mexico by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

McKinley County, with 23.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Los Alamos County, with 12.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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