Counties in New Mexico by households

Bernalillo County had the highest households of 33 counties in 2022, at 281,095. Harding County had the lowest, at 243. The median was 9,031 and the figure for New Mexico was 812,852. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest281,095Bernalillo County

Lowest243Harding County

Median9,03133 counties

New Mexico812,852History

Map of counties, 2022

Under 2,000
2,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 19K
19K to 26K
26K and over

count, 2022. 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, 2022

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Bernalillo County	281,095	+1.2%
2	Doña Ana County	81,969	+2.5%
3	Santa Fe County	67,866	+3.1%
4	Sandoval County	54,911	+2.5%
5	San Juan County	41,049	+1%
6	Valencia County	26,272	+2.8%
7	Lea County	24,379	+2.2%
8	Otero County	23,832	+1%
9	Chaves County	23,280	+0.2%
10	Eddy County	22,703	+1.7%
11	McKinley County	20,913	+0.7%
12	Curry County	18,535	+1.4%
13	Rio Arriba County	14,076	+5.9%
14	Taos County	13,736	+7%
15	San Miguel County	11,586	+1.2%
16	Grant County	11,292	+1.3%
17	Lincoln County	9,031	+3.5%
18	Luna County	8,951	-1.1%
19	Los Alamos County	8,149	+1.5%
20	Cibola County	8,124	+2.4%
21	Roosevelt County	6,961	+1%
22	Torrance County	5,599	+3.6%
23	Colfax County	5,549	-1.6%
24	Sierra County	5,285	-0.7%
25	Socorro County	4,953	+2.5%
26	Quay County	3,757	+11.8%
27	Mora County	2,091	-1.8%
28	Catron County	1,609	+5.6%
29	Hidalgo County	1,557	-1%
30	Union County	1,463	+14.6%
31	Guadalupe County	1,295	+13%
32	De Baca County	741	+27.8%
33	Harding County	243	+20.3%

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

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.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Mexico by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in New Mexico by households, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Mexico by households, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in New Mexico by households, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest households?

Bernalillo County, with 281,095 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Harding County, with 243 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.