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

McKinley County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2021, at 21.5%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 11%. The median was 15.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest21.5McKinley County
Lowest11Los Alamos County
Median15.133 counties

All counties, 2021

McKinley County: 21.5 %McKinley County21.5San Juan County: 18.4 %San Juan County18.4Cibola County: 18 %Cibola County18Roosevelt County: 17.3 %Roosevelt County17.3Socorro County: 17.2 %Socorro County17.2Luna County: 17.1 %Luna County17.1Chaves County: 16.9 %Chaves County16.9Curry County: 16.9 %Curry County16.9Lea County: 16.6 %Lea County16.6Otero County: 16.6 %Otero County16.6Torrance County: 16 %Torrance County16Bernalillo County: 15.7 %Bernalillo County15.7Doña Ana County: 15.7 %Doña Ana County15.7Eddy County: 15.7 %Eddy County15.7Quay County: 15.7 %Quay County15.7Union County: 15.3 %Union County15.3Hidalgo County: 15.1 %Hidalgo County15.1Valencia County: 15.1 %Valencia County15.1De Baca County: 15 %De Baca County15Colfax County: 14.8 %Colfax County14.8Rio Arriba County: 14.7 %Rio Arriba County14.7San Miguel County: 14.6 %San Miguel County14.6Catron County: 14.4 %Catron County14.4Guadalupe County: 14.4 %Guadalupe County14.4Grant County: 14.3 %Grant County14.3Sierra County: 14 %Sierra County14Sandoval County: 13.9 %Sandoval County13.9Lincoln County: 13.6 %Lincoln County13.6Santa Fe County: 13.2 %Santa Fe County13.2Taos County: 13.1 %Taos County13.1Harding County: 12.9 %Harding County12.9Mora County: 12.8 %Mora County12.8Los Alamos County: 11 %Los Alamos County11
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McKinley County21.5
2San Juan County18.4
3Cibola County18
4Roosevelt County17.3
5Socorro County17.2
6Luna County17.1
7Chaves County16.9
7Curry County16.9
9Lea County16.6
9Otero County16.6
11Torrance County16
12Bernalillo County15.7
12Doña Ana County15.7
12Eddy County15.7
12Quay County15.7
16Union County15.3
17Hidalgo County15.1
17Valencia County15.1
19De Baca County15
20Colfax County14.8
21Rio Arriba County14.7
22San Miguel County14.6
23Catron County14.4
23Guadalupe County14.4
25Grant County14.3
26Sierra County14
27Sandoval County13.9
28Lincoln County13.6
29Santa Fe County13.2
30Taos County13.1
31Harding County12.9
32Mora County12.8
33Los Alamos County11

Other periods

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McKinley County, with 21.5% in 2021, 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 11% in 2021.

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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