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Counties in New Mexico by households, 2024

Bernalillo County had the highest households of 33 counties in 2024, at 285,495. Harding County had the lowest, at 286. The median was 10,000 and the figure for New Mexico was 837,414. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest285,495Bernalillo County
Lowest286Harding County
Median10,00033 counties
New Mexico837,414History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 285,495 countCatron County: 1,789 countChaves County: 23,712 countCibola County: 8,503 countColfax County: 5,368 countCurry County: 18,595 countDe Baca County: 820 countDoña Ana County: 84,889 countEddy County: 23,620 countGrant County: 11,295 countGuadalupe County: 1,490 countHarding County: 286 countHidalgo County: 1,478 countLea County: 24,670 countLincoln County: 10,000 countLos Alamos County: 8,247 countLuna County: 9,223 countMcKinley County: 21,353 countMora County: 1,968 countOtero County: 24,480 countQuay County: 4,389 countRio Arriba County: 15,647 countRoosevelt County: 7,441 countSandoval County: 56,895 countSan Juan County: 41,732 countSan Miguel County: 11,931 countSanta Fe County: 70,767 countSierra County: 5,440 countSocorro County: 5,269 countTaos County: 15,549 countTorrance County: 6,052 countUnion County: 1,438 countValencia County: 27,583 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 285,495 countBernalillo County285,495Doña Ana County: 84,889 countDoña Ana County84,889Santa Fe County: 70,767 countSanta Fe County70,767Sandoval County: 56,895 countSandoval County56,895San Juan County: 41,732 countSan Juan County41,732Valencia County: 27,583 countValencia County27,583Lea County: 24,670 countLea County24,670Otero County: 24,480 countOtero County24,480Chaves County: 23,712 countChaves County23,712Eddy County: 23,620 countEddy County23,620McKinley County: 21,353 countMcKinley County21,353Curry County: 18,595 countCurry County18,595Rio Arriba County: 15,647 countRio Arriba County15,647Taos County: 15,549 countTaos County15,549San Miguel County: 11,931 countSan Miguel County11,931Grant County: 11,295 countGrant County11,295Lincoln County: 10,000 countLincoln County10,000Luna County: 9,223 countLuna County9,223Cibola County: 8,503 countCibola County8,503Los Alamos County: 8,247 countLos Alamos County8,247Roosevelt County: 7,441 countRoosevelt County7,441Torrance County: 6,052 countTorrance County6,052Sierra County: 5,440 countSierra County5,440Colfax County: 5,368 countColfax County5,368Socorro County: 5,269 countSocorro County5,269Quay County: 4,389 countQuay County4,389Mora County: 1,968 countMora County1,968Catron County: 1,789 countCatron County1,789Guadalupe County: 1,490 countGuadalupe County1,490Hidalgo County: 1,478 countHidalgo County1,478Union County: 1,438 countUnion County1,438De Baca County: 820 countDe Baca County820Harding County: 286 countHarding County286Bernalillo County: 285,495 countBernalillo County285,495Doña Ana County: 84,889 countDoña Ana County84,889Santa Fe County: 70,767 countSanta Fe County70,767Sandoval County: 56,895 countSandoval County56,895San Juan County: 41,732 countSan Juan County41,732Valencia County: 27,583 countValencia County27,583Lea County: 24,670 countLea County24,670Otero County: 24,480 countOtero County24,480Chaves County: 23,712 countChaves County23,712Eddy County: 23,620 countEddy County23,620McKinley County: 21,353 countMcKinley County21,353Curry County: 18,595 countCurry County18,595Rio Arriba County: 15,647 countRio Arriba County15,647Taos County: 15,549 countTaos County15,549San Miguel County: 11,931 countSan Miguel County11,931Grant County: 11,295 countGrant County11,295Lincoln County: 10,000 countLincoln County10,000Luna County: 9,223 countLuna County9,223Cibola County: 8,503 countCibola County8,503Los Alamos County: 8,247 countLos Alamos County8,247Roosevelt County: 7,441 countRoosevelt County7,441Torrance County: 6,052 countTorrance County6,052Sierra County: 5,440 countSierra County5,440Colfax County: 5,368 countColfax County5,368Socorro County: 5,269 countSocorro County5,269Quay County: 4,389 countQuay County4,389Mora County: 1,968 countMora County1,968Catron County: 1,789 countCatron County1,789Guadalupe County: 1,490 countGuadalupe County1,490Hidalgo County: 1,478 countHidalgo County1,478Union County: 1,438 countUnion County1,438De Baca County: 820 countDe Baca County820Harding County: 286 countHarding County286
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Bernalillo County285,495+0.7%
2Doña Ana County84,889+1.6%
3Santa Fe County70,767+2%
4Sandoval County56,895+2.1%
5San Juan County41,732+1.7%
6Valencia County27,583+3%
7Lea County24,670+0.4%
8Otero County24,480+0.8%
9Chaves County23,712+0.5%
10Eddy County23,620+1.6%
11McKinley County21,353+1.3%
12Curry County18,595+0.7%
13Rio Arriba County15,647+4.5%
14Taos County15,549+7.5%
15San Miguel County11,931+0.1%
16Grant County11,295+2%
17Lincoln County10,000+6.7%
18Luna County9,223+1.6%
19Cibola County8,503+1.8%
20Los Alamos County8,247+0.4%
21Roosevelt County7,441+3.2%
22Torrance County6,052+4.8%
23Sierra County5,440+0.4%
24Colfax County5,368-0.8%
25Socorro County5,269+0.9%
26Quay County4,389+7%
27Mora County1,968-1.2%
28Catron County1,789+8.8%
29Guadalupe County1,490+2.7%
30Hidalgo County1,478-1.5%
31Union County1,438-4.4%
32De Baca County820+12.8%
33Harding County286+1.4%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in New Mexico by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Mexico by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in New Mexico by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Mexico by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Bernalillo County, with 285,495 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Harding County, with 286 in 2024.

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