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Counties in New Mexico by birth rate (July to June), 2025

Curry County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 33 counties in 2025, at 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Harding County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for New Mexico was 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.82Curry County
Lowest0Harding County
Median9.1333 counties
New Mexico9.52History

All counties, 2025

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Curry CountyCurry County: 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants14.82Luna CountyLuna County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Eddy CountyEddy County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 11.34 per 1,000 inhabitants11.34Lea CountyLea County: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27Chaves CountyChaves County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79Valencia CountyValencia County: 10.48 per 1,000 inhabitants10.48Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 10.48 per 1,000 inhabitants10.48San Juan CountySan Juan County: 10.37 per 1,000 inhabitants10.37Otero CountyOtero County: 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants10.28Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 10.21 per 1,000 inhabitants10.21McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 10.12 per 1,000 inhabitants10.12Cibola CountyCibola County: 9.82 per 1,000 inhabitants9.82Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 9.73 per 1,000 inhabitants9.73Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 9.65 per 1,000 inhabitants9.65Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitants9.13Grant CountyGrant County: 8.91 per 1,000 inhabitants8.91Torrance CountyTorrance County: 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitants8.68Socorro CountySocorro County: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Quay CountyQuay County: 8.35 per 1,000 inhabitants8.35Union CountyUnion County: 7.97 per 1,000 inhabitants7.97Sandoval CountySandoval County: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93Mora CountyMora County: 7.61 per 1,000 inhabitants7.61Colfax CountyColfax County: 7.59 per 1,000 inhabitants7.59Catron CountyCatron County: 7.58 per 1,000 inhabitants7.58Sierra CountySierra County: 7.45 per 1,000 inhabitants7.45San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 7.14 per 1,000 inhabitants7.14Taos CountyTaos County: 6.81 per 1,000 inhabitants6.81Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.72 per 1,000 inhabitants6.72Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 6.58 per 1,000 inhabitants6.58De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 4.85 per 1,000 inhabitants4.85Harding CountyHarding County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitants0
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Curry County Estimated14.82-0.92 pts
2Luna County Estimated14.58-0.24 pts
3Eddy County Estimated12.73-0.69 pts
4Hidalgo County Estimated11.93-0.18 pts
5Roosevelt County Estimated11.34-0.72 pts
6Lea County Estimated11.27-2.64 pts
7Chaves County Estimated10.79-0.29 pts
8Valencia County Estimated10.48-0.37 pts
9Rio Arriba County Estimated10.48-0.22 pts
10San Juan County Estimated10.37+0.18 pts
11Otero County Estimated10.28-0.58 pts
12Doña Ana County Estimated10.21-0.61 pts
13McKinley County Estimated10.12-0.1 pts
14Cibola County Estimated9.82-0.08 pts
15Los Alamos County Estimated9.73-0.02 pts
16Guadalupe County Estimated9.65-0.02 pts
17Bernalillo County Estimated9.13-0.13 pts
18Grant County Estimated8.91-0.15 pts
19Torrance County Estimated8.68-0.56 pts
20Socorro County Estimated8.5+0.1 pts
21Quay County Estimated8.35-0.5 pts
22Union County Estimated7.97-1.39 pts
23Sandoval County Estimated7.93-0.18 pts
24Mora County Estimated7.61-0.18 pts
25Colfax County Estimated7.59+0.21 pts
26Catron County Estimated7.58-0.01 pts
27Sierra County Estimated7.45+0.05 pts
28San Miguel County Estimated7.14-0.14 pts
29Taos County Estimated6.81-0.27 pts
30Lincoln County Estimated6.72-0.27 pts
31Santa Fe County Estimated6.58-0.4 pts
32De Baca County Estimated4.85-1.17 pts
33Harding County Estimated0-1.58 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Curry County, with 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Harding County, with 0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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