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

Curry County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 33 counties in 2022, at 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants. Catron County had the lowest, at 5.07 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.31 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for New Mexico was 10.13 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.61Curry County
Lowest5.07Catron County
Median9.3133 counties
New Mexico10.13History

All counties, 2022

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Curry CountyCurry County: 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants16.61Lea CountyLea County: 14.44 per 1,000 inhabitants14.44Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 13.46 per 1,000 inhabitants13.46Luna CountyLuna County: 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants13.23Eddy CountyEddy County: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 11.86 per 1,000 inhabitants11.86Chaves CountyChaves County: 11.31 per 1,000 inhabitants11.31Otero CountyOtero County: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27Union CountyUnion County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79San Juan CountySan Juan County: 10.67 per 1,000 inhabitants10.67Valencia CountyValencia County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Torrance CountyTorrance County: 9.83 per 1,000 inhabitants9.83Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitants9.68Socorro CountySocorro County: 9.31 per 1,000 inhabitants9.31Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.89 per 1,000 inhabitants8.89Quay CountyQuay County: 8.38 per 1,000 inhabitants8.38San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 8.03 per 1,000 inhabitants8.03Sandoval CountySandoval County: 7.94 per 1,000 inhabitants7.94Cibola CountyCibola County: 7.88 per 1,000 inhabitants7.88Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 7.72 per 1,000 inhabitants7.72Taos CountyTaos County: 7.62 per 1,000 inhabitants7.62Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 7.54 per 1,000 inhabitants7.54Grant CountyGrant County: 7.52 per 1,000 inhabitants7.52Mora CountyMora County: 7.44 per 1,000 inhabitants7.44Colfax CountyColfax County: 7.38 per 1,000 inhabitants7.38Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 7.11 per 1,000 inhabitants7.11De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 7.09 per 1,000 inhabitants7.09Sierra CountySierra County: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants6.6Harding CountyHarding County: 6.36 per 1,000 inhabitants6.36Catron CountyCatron County: 5.07 per 1,000 inhabitants5.07
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Curry County Estimated16.61+0.41 pts
2Lea County Estimated14.44-0.19 pts
3Roosevelt County Estimated13.46+3.24 pts
4Luna County Estimated13.23-0.25 pts
5Eddy County Estimated12.7-0.14 pts
6Doña Ana County Estimated12+0.8 pts
7Hidalgo County Estimated11.86+5.55 pts
8Chaves County Estimated11.31-0.7 pts
9Otero County Estimated11.27-0.18 pts
10Union County Estimated11.11+2.3 pts
11McKinley County Estimated10.79+0.18 pts
12San Juan County Estimated10.67-0.24 pts
13Valencia County Estimated10.11-0.67 pts
14Rio Arriba County Estimated10.11-0.48 pts
15Torrance County Estimated9.83-0.37 pts
16Bernalillo County Estimated9.68+0.23 pts
17Socorro County Estimated9.31-0.43 pts
18Lincoln County Estimated8.89+1.27 pts
19Quay County Estimated8.38+0.89 pts
20San Miguel County Estimated8.03-0.22 pts
21Sandoval County Estimated7.94-0.81 pts
22Cibola County Estimated7.88-2.42 pts
23Los Alamos County Estimated7.72-1.92 pts
24Taos County Estimated7.62+1.03 pts
25Guadalupe County Estimated7.54+1 pts
26Grant County Estimated7.52-1.07 pts
27Mora County Estimated7.44+0.28 pts
28Colfax County Estimated7.38+0.26 pts
29Santa Fe County Estimated7.11-0.24 pts
30De Baca County Estimated7.09-1.81 pts
31Sierra County Estimated6.6+0.28 pts
32Harding County Estimated6.36+6.36 pts
33Catron County Estimated5.07+1.24 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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Questions

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

Curry County, with 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Catron County, with 5.07 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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