Counties in New Mexico by births (July to June)

Bernalillo County had the highest births (July to June) of 33 counties in 2022, at 6,527. Harding County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 217 and the figure for New Mexico was 21,427. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,527Bernalillo County
Median21733 counties
New Mexico21,427History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 6,527 count6,527Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 2,671 count2,671San Juan CountySan Juan County: 1,288 count1,288Sandoval CountySandoval County: 1,211 count1,211Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 1,107 count1,107Lea CountyLea County: 1,049 count1,049Curry CountyCurry County: 792 count792Valencia CountyValencia County: 787 count787Otero CountyOtero County: 774 count774Eddy CountyEddy County: 769 count769McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 762 count762Chaves CountyChaves County: 727 count727Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 405 count405Luna CountyLuna County: 338 count338Taos CountyTaos County: 264 count264Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 255 count255San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 217 count217Cibola CountyCibola County: 212 count212Grant CountyGrant County: 209 count209Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 181 count181Socorro CountySocorro County: 151 count151Torrance CountyTorrance County: 151 count151Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 149 count149Colfax CountyColfax County: 91 count91Sierra CountySierra County: 76 count76Quay CountyQuay County: 72 count72Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 48 count48Union CountyUnion County: 45 count45Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 33 count33Mora CountyMora County: 31 count31Catron CountyCatron County: 19 count19De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 12 count12Harding CountyHarding County: 4 count4
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Bernalillo County Estimated6,527+2.2%
2Doña Ana County Estimated2,671+8%
3San Juan County Estimated1,288-2.6%
4Sandoval County Estimated1,211-8%
5Santa Fe County Estimated1,107-3.1%
6Lea County Estimated1,049-2.9%
7Curry County Estimated792+1.5%
8Valencia County Estimated787-5.2%
9Otero County Estimated774-0.9%
10Eddy County Estimated769-2.8%
11McKinley County Estimated762-0.1%
12Chaves County Estimated727-6.8%
13Rio Arriba County Estimated405-4.9%
14Luna County Estimated338-1.5%
15Taos County Estimated264+15.8%
16Roosevelt County Estimated255+30.8%
17San Miguel County Estimated217-3.1%
18Cibola County Estimated212-23.7%
19Grant County Estimated209-13.3%
20Lincoln County Estimated181+16.8%
21Socorro County Estimated151-5.6%
21Torrance County Estimated151-2.6%
23Los Alamos County Estimated149-20.3%
24Colfax County Estimated91+3.4%
25Sierra County Estimated76+4.1%
26Quay County Estimated72+10.8%
27Hidalgo County Estimated48+84.6%
28Union County Estimated45+25%
29Guadalupe County Estimated33+13.8%
30Mora County Estimated31+3.3%
31Catron County Estimated19+35.7%
32De Baca County Estimated12-20%
33Harding County Estimated4n/a

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: births, 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 births (July to June)?

Bernalillo County, with 6,527 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Harding County, with 4 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: births, 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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