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Counties in New Mexico by real GDP growth

Lea County had the highest real GDP growth of 33 counties in 2018, at 22.1%. Harding County had the lowest, at -8.4%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for New Mexico was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest22.1Lea County
Lowest-8.4Harding County
Median1.933 counties
New Mexico3.1History

All counties, 2018

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Lea CountyLea County: 22.1 %22.1Mora CountyMora County: 14.3 %14.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 12.6 %12.6Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 8.3 %8.3Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 7.4 %7.4Valencia CountyValencia County: 6.4 %6.4Torrance CountyTorrance County: 6.1 %6.1De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 5.1 %5.1Catron CountyCatron County: 4.4 %4.4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 3.8 %3.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.7 %3.7Taos CountyTaos County: 3.7 %3.7McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 3.6 %3.6Luna CountyLuna County: 3 %3Chaves CountyChaves County: 2.2 %2.2Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 2.1 %2.1Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 1.9 %1.9Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 1.9 %1.9Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.9 %1.9Quay CountyQuay County: 1.7 %1.7Otero CountyOtero County: 1.1 %1.1Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 0.9 %0.9Sierra CountySierra County: 0.7 %0.7Cibola CountyCibola County: 0.6 %0.6Sandoval CountySandoval County: -0.3 %-0.3Socorro CountySocorro County: -0.7 %-0.7Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: -0.8 %-0.8Colfax CountyColfax County: -1.6 %-1.6Curry CountyCurry County: -2.6 %-2.6San Juan CountySan Juan County: -3.2 %-3.2Union CountyUnion County: -4.5 %-4.5Grant CountyGrant County: -4.6 %-4.6Harding CountyHarding County: -8.4 %-8.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Lea County22.1+16.5 pts
2Mora County14.3+43.2 pts
3Eddy County12.6+9.5 pts
4Guadalupe County8.3+18.2 pts
5Hidalgo County7.4+10.5 pts
6Valencia County6.4+1.5 pts
7Torrance County6.1+9.5 pts
8De Baca County5.1+19.8 pts
9Catron County4.4+9.3 pts
10San Miguel County3.8+7.4 pts
11Lincoln County3.7+6.9 pts
11Taos County3.7+1.7 pts
13McKinley County3.6+9 pts
14Luna County3+7.1 pts
15Chaves County2.2+5 pts
16Santa Fe County2.1+2.7 pts
17Bernalillo County1.9+1.6 pts
17Doña Ana County1.9+0.7 pts
17Los Alamos County1.9-0.3 pts
20Quay County1.7+3.4 pts
21Otero County1.1+3.1 pts
22Rio Arriba County0.9+5.1 pts
23Sierra County0.7+4.2 pts
24Cibola County0.6+5.2 pts
25Sandoval County-0.3-0.7 pts
26Socorro County-0.7+3.1 pts
27Roosevelt County-0.8-5.5 pts
28Colfax County-1.6+4 pts
29Curry County-2.6-8 pts
30San Juan County-3.2-0.5 pts
31Union County-4.5+10.5 pts
32Grant County-4.6-8 pts
33Harding County-8.4+19.3 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Lea County, with 22.1% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Harding County, with -8.4% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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