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

Sierra County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 33 counties in 2024, at 22.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 8.05 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for New Mexico was 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.04Sierra County
Lowest8.05Los Alamos County
Median12.1833 counties
New Mexico10.44History

All counties, 2024

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Sierra CountySierra County: 22.04 per 1,000 inhabitants22.04Catron CountyCatron County: 18.84 per 1,000 inhabitants18.84De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 17.46 per 1,000 inhabitants17.46Mora CountyMora County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Grant CountyGrant County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Harding CountyHarding County: 14.26 per 1,000 inhabitants14.26Union CountyUnion County: 13.91 per 1,000 inhabitants13.91Luna CountyLuna County: 13.64 per 1,000 inhabitants13.64Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants13.58Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Cibola CountyCibola County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Socorro CountySocorro County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Torrance CountyTorrance County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitants12.84Colfax CountyColfax County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitants12.58Chaves CountyChaves County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Quay CountyQuay County: 12.12 per 1,000 inhabitants12.12San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants11.91Taos CountyTaos County: 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants11.88McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74San Juan CountySan Juan County: 10.64 per 1,000 inhabitants10.64Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 10.27 per 1,000 inhabitants10.27Valencia CountyValencia County: 10.23 per 1,000 inhabitants10.23Curry CountyCurry County: 10.02 per 1,000 inhabitants10.02Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 9.96 per 1,000 inhabitants9.96Eddy CountyEddy County: 9.73 per 1,000 inhabitants9.73Otero CountyOtero County: 9.45 per 1,000 inhabitants9.45Sandoval CountySandoval County: 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants9.26Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 9.08 per 1,000 inhabitants9.08Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 9.02 per 1,000 inhabitants9.02Lea CountyLea County: 8.19 per 1,000 inhabitants8.19Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 8.05 per 1,000 inhabitants8.05
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Sierra County Estimated22.04+1.03 pts
2Catron County Estimated18.84+2.8 pts
3De Baca County Estimated17.46-0.33 pts
4Mora County Estimated15.34+0.82 pts
5Hidalgo County Estimated15.14+1.62 pts
6Grant County Estimated14.37-1.08 pts
7Harding County Estimated14.26+3.21 pts
8Union County Estimated13.91-1.65 pts
9Luna County Estimated13.64+1.33 pts
10Guadalupe County Estimated13.58+2.03 pts
11Rio Arriba County Estimated13-0.23 pts
12Lincoln County Estimated12.98-0.25 pts
13Cibola County Estimated12.85+0.56 pts
14Socorro County Estimated12.85+0.2 pts
15Torrance County Estimated12.84+0.55 pts
16Colfax County Estimated12.58+0.07 pts
17Chaves County Estimated12.18+0.55 pts
18Quay County Estimated12.12-0.81 pts
19San Miguel County Estimated11.91+0.14 pts
20Taos County Estimated11.88+0.08 pts
21McKinley County Estimated11.74-0.53 pts
22San Juan County Estimated10.64-0.46 pts
23Bernalillo County Estimated10.27-0.03 pts
24Valencia County Estimated10.23-0.31 pts
25Curry County Estimated10.02-0.06 pts
26Santa Fe County Estimated9.96-0.04 pts
27Eddy County Estimated9.73-0.26 pts
28Otero County Estimated9.45-0.45 pts
29Sandoval County Estimated9.26-0.2 pts
30Roosevelt County Estimated9.08-0.93 pts
31Doña Ana County Estimated9.02-0.3 pts
32Lea County Estimated8.19-0.59 pts
33Los Alamos County Estimated8.05+0.32 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths 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 death 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: death 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 death rate (July to June)?

Sierra County, with 22.04 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 8.05 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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: death 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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