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Counties in New Mexico by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Catron County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 33 counties in 2024, at 47.5%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 20.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.5Catron County
Lowest5.4Los Alamos County
Median20.733 counties
New Mexico12.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 5.7 %Catron County: 47.5 %Chaves County: 11.7 %Cibola County: 24.3 %Colfax County: 44.1 %Curry County: 13.2 %De Baca County: 34.9 %Doña Ana County: 8.2 %Eddy County: 12 %Grant County: 23.5 %Guadalupe County: 26.6 %Harding County: 42.3 %Hidalgo County: 33.8 %Lea County: 13.1 %Lincoln County: 44 %Los Alamos County: 5.4 %Luna County: 20.6 %McKinley County: 15.6 %Mora County: 32.7 %Otero County: 25 %Quay County: 20.7 %Rio Arriba County: 21.2 %Roosevelt County: 13.2 %Sandoval County: 6.6 %San Juan County: 13.5 %San Miguel County: 19.8 %Santa Fe County: 10.2 %Sierra County: 33.7 %Socorro County: 31.5 %Taos County: 26.8 %Torrance County: 17 %Union County: 31.6 %Valencia County: 10.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Catron County: 47.5 %Catron County47.5Colfax County: 44.1 %Colfax County44.1Lincoln County: 44 %Lincoln County44Harding County: 42.3 %Harding County42.3De Baca County: 34.9 %De Baca County34.9Hidalgo County: 33.8 %Hidalgo County33.8Sierra County: 33.7 %Sierra County33.7Mora County: 32.7 %Mora County32.7Union County: 31.6 %Union County31.6Socorro County: 31.5 %Socorro County31.5Taos County: 26.8 %Taos County26.8Guadalupe County: 26.6 %Guadalupe County26.6Otero County: 25 %Otero County25Cibola County: 24.3 %Cibola County24.3Grant County: 23.5 %Grant County23.5Rio Arriba County: 21.2 %Rio Arriba County21.2Quay County: 20.7 %Quay County20.7Luna County: 20.6 %Luna County20.6San Miguel County: 19.8 %San Miguel County19.8Torrance County: 17 %Torrance County17McKinley County: 15.6 %McKinley County15.6San Juan County: 13.5 %San Juan County13.5Roosevelt County: 13.2 %Roosevelt County13.2Curry County: 13.2 %Curry County13.2Lea County: 13.1 %Lea County13.1Eddy County: 12 %Eddy County12Chaves County: 11.7 %Chaves County11.7Valencia County: 10.3 %Valencia County10.3Santa Fe County: 10.2 %Santa Fe County10.2Doña Ana County: 8.2 %Doña Ana County8.2Sandoval County: 6.6 %Sandoval County6.6Bernalillo County: 5.7 %Bernalillo County5.7Los Alamos County: 5.4 %Los Alamos County5.4Catron County: 47.5 %Catron County47.5Colfax County: 44.1 %Colfax County44.1Lincoln County: 44 %Lincoln County44Harding County: 42.3 %Harding County42.3De Baca County: 34.9 %De Baca County34.9Hidalgo County: 33.8 %Hidalgo County33.8Sierra County: 33.7 %Sierra County33.7Mora County: 32.7 %Mora County32.7Union County: 31.6 %Union County31.6Socorro County: 31.5 %Socorro County31.5Taos County: 26.8 %Taos County26.8Guadalupe County: 26.6 %Guadalupe County26.6Otero County: 25 %Otero County25Cibola County: 24.3 %Cibola County24.3Grant County: 23.5 %Grant County23.5Rio Arriba County: 21.2 %Rio Arriba County21.2Quay County: 20.7 %Quay County20.7Luna County: 20.6 %Luna County20.6San Miguel County: 19.8 %San Miguel County19.8Torrance County: 17 %Torrance County17McKinley County: 15.6 %McKinley County15.6San Juan County: 13.5 %San Juan County13.5Roosevelt County: 13.2 %Roosevelt County13.2Curry County: 13.2 %Curry County13.2Lea County: 13.1 %Lea County13.1Eddy County: 12 %Eddy County12Chaves County: 11.7 %Chaves County11.7Valencia County: 10.3 %Valencia County10.3Santa Fe County: 10.2 %Santa Fe County10.2Doña Ana County: 8.2 %Doña Ana County8.2Sandoval County: 6.6 %Sandoval County6.6Bernalillo County: 5.7 %Bernalillo County5.7Los Alamos County: 5.4 %Los Alamos County5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Catron County47.5-3.1 pts
2Colfax County44.1+0.6 pts
3Lincoln County44-3.2 pts
4Harding County42.30 pts
5De Baca County34.9-2.7 pts
6Hidalgo County33.8+1.4 pts
7Sierra County33.7+0.2 pts
8Mora County32.7+0.4 pts
9Union County31.6+3.5 pts
10Socorro County31.5-0.2 pts
11Taos County26.8-4.6 pts
12Guadalupe County26.6-6.1 pts
13Otero County25-0 pts
14Cibola County24.3-0.9 pts
15Grant County23.5-1.1 pts
16Rio Arriba County21.2-2.8 pts
17Quay County20.7-4.9 pts
18Luna County20.6-0.8 pts
19San Miguel County19.8+0.1 pts
20Torrance County17-3.2 pts
21McKinley County15.6-0.8 pts
22San Juan County13.5-1.1 pts
23Roosevelt County13.2-2.2 pts
24Curry County13.2+0.1 pts
25Lea County13.1+0.5 pts
26Eddy County12-0.7 pts
27Chaves County11.7-0.2 pts
28Valencia County10.3-1.6 pts
29Santa Fe County10.2-0.5 pts
30Doña Ana County8.2-0.4 pts
31Sandoval County6.6-0.1 pts
32Bernalillo County5.7-0.2 pts
33Los Alamos County5.4+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Catron County, with 47.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Los Alamos County, with 5.4% in 2024.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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