Counties in New Mexico by deaths (July to June)

Bernalillo County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 33 counties in 2023, at 6,928. Harding County had the lowest, at 7. The median was 315 and the figure for New Mexico was 22,367. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,928Bernalillo County
Median31533 counties
New Mexico22,367History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 6,928 count6,928Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 2,093 count2,093Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 1,562 count1,562Sandoval CountySandoval County: 1,464 count1,464San Juan CountySan Juan County: 1,339 count1,339McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 851 count851Valencia CountyValencia County: 830 count830Chaves CountyChaves County: 742 count742Otero CountyOtero County: 687 count687Lea CountyLea County: 639 count639Eddy CountyEddy County: 604 count604Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 528 count528Curry CountyCurry County: 478 count478Grant CountyGrant County: 426 count426Taos CountyTaos County: 407 count407Cibola CountyCibola County: 329 count329Luna CountyLuna County: 315 count315San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 315 count315Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 267 count267Sierra CountySierra County: 242 count242Socorro CountySocorro County: 203 count203Torrance CountyTorrance County: 191 count191Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 189 count189Colfax CountyColfax County: 154 count154Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 149 count149Quay CountyQuay County: 111 count111Union CountyUnion County: 62 count62Catron CountyCatron County: 61 count61Mora CountyMora County: 60 count60Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 54 count54Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 50 count50De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 30 count30Harding CountyHarding County: 7 count7
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Bernalillo County Estimated6,928-10.3%
2Doña Ana County Estimated2,093-10.8%
3Santa Fe County Estimated1,562+0.3%
4Sandoval County Estimated1,464-8.7%
5San Juan County Estimated1,339-21.5%
6McKinley County Estimated851-13.9%
7Valencia County Estimated830-14.1%
8Chaves County Estimated742-10.9%
9Otero County Estimated687-14.4%
10Lea County Estimated639-14.9%
11Eddy County Estimated604-21.9%
12Rio Arriba County Estimated528-12.3%
13Curry County Estimated478-21.8%
14Grant County Estimated426-0.7%
15Taos County Estimated407-8.9%
16Cibola County Estimated329-3.2%
17Luna County Estimated315-24.1%
17San Miguel County Estimated315-23%
19Lincoln County Estimated267-17.8%
20Sierra County Estimated242-16%
21Socorro County Estimated2030%
22Torrance County Estimated191-16.2%
23Roosevelt County Estimated189-14.1%
24Colfax County Estimated154-16.3%
25Los Alamos County Estimated149-15.3%
26Quay County Estimated111-36.2%
27Union County Estimated62+14.8%
28Catron County Estimated61-27.4%
29Mora County Estimated60-6.3%
30Hidalgo County Estimated54-16.9%
31Guadalupe County Estimated50-15.3%
32De Baca County Estimated30-9.1%
33Harding County Estimated7-50%

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents 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 death 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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Bernalillo County, with 6,928 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Harding County, with 7 in 2023.

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: deaths, 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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