Counties in New Mexico by female population share

Santa Fe County had the highest female population share of 33 counties in 2019, at 51.6%. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at 43.5%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for New Mexico was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Santa Fe County
Median50.433 counties
New Mexico50.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Bernalillo County: 51.1 %Catron County: 47.6 %Chaves County: 50.1 %Cibola County: 50.4 %Colfax County: 50.8 %Curry County: 49.2 %De Baca County: 50.7 %Doña Ana County: 51.2 %Eddy County: 49.2 %Grant County: 51 %Guadalupe County: 43.5 %Harding County: 50.7 %Hidalgo County: 49.7 %Lea County: 48.4 %Lincoln County: 50.9 %Los Alamos County: 49.4 %Luna County: 50.2 %McKinley County: 51.5 %Mora County: 48.8 %Otero County: 48.6 %Quay County: 51.2 %Rio Arriba County: 50.9 %Roosevelt County: 50.5 %Sandoval County: 51.3 %San Juan County: 50.8 %San Miguel County: 50.5 %Santa Fe County: 51.6 %Sierra County: 50.3 %Socorro County: 48.5 %Taos County: 51.2 %Torrance County: 49.3 %Union County: 44.5 %Valencia County: 49.6 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Santa Fe County: 51.6 %Santa Fe County51.6McKinley County: 51.5 %McKinley County51.5Sandoval County: 51.3 %Sandoval County51.3Taos County: 51.2 %Taos County51.2Doña Ana County: 51.2 %Doña Ana County51.2Quay County: 51.2 %Quay County51.2Bernalillo County: 51.1 %Bernalillo County51.1Grant County: 51 %Grant County51Lincoln County: 50.9 %Lincoln County50.9Rio Arriba County: 50.9 %Rio Arriba County50.9San Juan County: 50.8 %San Juan County50.8Colfax County: 50.8 %Colfax County50.8De Baca County: 50.7 %De Baca County50.7Harding County: 50.7 %Harding County50.7Roosevelt County: 50.5 %Roosevelt County50.5San Miguel County: 50.5 %San Miguel County50.5Cibola County: 50.4 %Cibola County50.4Sierra County: 50.3 %Sierra County50.3Luna County: 50.2 %Luna County50.2Chaves County: 50.1 %Chaves County50.1Hidalgo County: 49.7 %Hidalgo County49.7Valencia County: 49.6 %Valencia County49.6Los Alamos County: 49.4 %Los Alamos County49.4Torrance County: 49.3 %Torrance County49.3Curry County: 49.2 %Curry County49.2Eddy County: 49.2 %Eddy County49.2Mora County: 48.8 %Mora County48.8Otero County: 48.6 %Otero County48.6Socorro County: 48.5 %Socorro County48.5Lea County: 48.4 %Lea County48.4Catron County: 47.6 %Catron County47.6Union County: 44.5 %Union County44.5Guadalupe County: 43.5 %Guadalupe County43.5Santa Fe County: 51.6 %Santa Fe County51.6McKinley County: 51.5 %McKinley County51.5Sandoval County: 51.3 %Sandoval County51.3Taos County: 51.2 %Taos County51.2Doña Ana County: 51.2 %Doña Ana County51.2Quay County: 51.2 %Quay County51.2Bernalillo County: 51.1 %Bernalillo County51.1Grant County: 51 %Grant County51Lincoln County: 50.9 %Lincoln County50.9Rio Arriba County: 50.9 %Rio Arriba County50.9San Juan County: 50.8 %San Juan County50.8Colfax County: 50.8 %Colfax County50.8De Baca County: 50.7 %De Baca County50.7Harding County: 50.7 %Harding County50.7Roosevelt County: 50.5 %Roosevelt County50.5San Miguel County: 50.5 %San Miguel County50.5Cibola County: 50.4 %Cibola County50.4Sierra County: 50.3 %Sierra County50.3Luna County: 50.2 %Luna County50.2Chaves County: 50.1 %Chaves County50.1Hidalgo County: 49.7 %Hidalgo County49.7Valencia County: 49.6 %Valencia County49.6Los Alamos County: 49.4 %Los Alamos County49.4Torrance County: 49.3 %Torrance County49.3Curry County: 49.2 %Curry County49.2Eddy County: 49.2 %Eddy County49.2Mora County: 48.8 %Mora County48.8Otero County: 48.6 %Otero County48.6Socorro County: 48.5 %Socorro County48.5Lea County: 48.4 %Lea County48.4Catron County: 47.6 %Catron County47.6Union County: 44.5 %Union County44.5Guadalupe County: 43.5 %Guadalupe County43.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Santa Fe County51.6+0.1 pts
2McKinley County51.5+0.1 pts
3Sandoval County51.3-0 pts
4Taos County51.2+0.2 pts
5Doña Ana County51.2+0.1 pts
6Quay County51.2-0.2 pts
7Bernalillo County51.10 pts
8Grant County51-0.1 pts
9Lincoln County50.9+0.2 pts
10Rio Arriba County50.90 pts
11San Juan County50.8+0.1 pts
12Colfax County50.80 pts
13De Baca County50.7+0.4 pts
14Harding County50.7+0.5 pts
15Roosevelt County50.5+0.4 pts
15San Miguel County50.50 pts
17Cibola County50.40 pts
18Sierra County50.3+0.1 pts
19Luna County50.2-0.2 pts
20Chaves County50.1-0.1 pts
21Hidalgo County49.7-0.2 pts
22Valencia County49.6-0 pts
23Los Alamos County49.4-0.1 pts
24Torrance County49.3+0.6 pts
25Curry County49.2+0.1 pts
26Eddy County49.2-0.1 pts
27Mora County48.80 pts
28Otero County48.6-0.1 pts
29Socorro County48.5+0.1 pts
30Lea County48.4-0 pts
31Catron County47.6+0.1 pts
32Union County44.5-0 pts
33Guadalupe County43.5+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in New Mexico by female population share, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in New Mexico by female population share, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/new-mexico-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in New Mexico by female population share, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/new-mexico-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in New Mexico by female population share, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/new-mexico-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Santa Fe County, with 51.6% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Guadalupe County, with 43.5% in 2019.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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