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

Catron County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 33 counties in 2021, at 54.2%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 25.6% and the figure for New Mexico was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.2Catron County
Lowest6.6Los Alamos County
Median25.633 counties
New Mexico14.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 6.9 %Catron County: 54.2 %Chaves County: 13 %Cibola County: 28.7 %Colfax County: 41.2 %Curry County: 13.2 %De Baca County: 41.2 %Doña Ana County: 10.3 %Eddy County: 13.8 %Grant County: 23.8 %Guadalupe County: 48.1 %Harding County: 53.8 %Hidalgo County: 29.1 %Lea County: 13.6 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Los Alamos County: 6.6 %Luna County: 21.1 %McKinley County: 17.6 %Mora County: 32.4 %Otero County: 26.5 %Quay County: 38.9 %Rio Arriba County: 32.1 %Roosevelt County: 18.6 %Sandoval County: 7.4 %San Juan County: 15.5 %San Miguel County: 23.1 %Santa Fe County: 13.1 %Sierra County: 34.4 %Socorro County: 36.7 %Taos County: 38.4 %Torrance County: 25.6 %Union County: 39.3 %Valencia County: 14.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Catron County: 54.2 %Catron County54.2Harding County: 53.8 %Harding County53.8Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Guadalupe County: 48.1 %Guadalupe County48.1De Baca County: 41.2 %De Baca County41.2Colfax County: 41.2 %Colfax County41.2Union County: 39.3 %Union County39.3Quay County: 38.9 %Quay County38.9Taos County: 38.4 %Taos County38.4Socorro County: 36.7 %Socorro County36.7Sierra County: 34.4 %Sierra County34.4Mora County: 32.4 %Mora County32.4Rio Arriba County: 32.1 %Rio Arriba County32.1Hidalgo County: 29.1 %Hidalgo County29.1Cibola County: 28.7 %Cibola County28.7Otero County: 26.5 %Otero County26.5Torrance County: 25.6 %Torrance County25.6Grant County: 23.8 %Grant County23.8San Miguel County: 23.1 %San Miguel County23.1Luna County: 21.1 %Luna County21.1Roosevelt County: 18.6 %Roosevelt County18.6McKinley County: 17.6 %McKinley County17.6San Juan County: 15.5 %San Juan County15.5Valencia County: 14.8 %Valencia County14.8Eddy County: 13.8 %Eddy County13.8Lea County: 13.6 %Lea County13.6Curry County: 13.2 %Curry County13.2Santa Fe County: 13.1 %Santa Fe County13.1Chaves County: 13 %Chaves County13Doña Ana County: 10.3 %Doña Ana County10.3Sandoval County: 7.4 %Sandoval County7.4Bernalillo County: 6.9 %Bernalillo County6.9Los Alamos County: 6.6 %Los Alamos County6.6Catron County: 54.2 %Catron County54.2Harding County: 53.8 %Harding County53.8Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Guadalupe County: 48.1 %Guadalupe County48.1De Baca County: 41.2 %De Baca County41.2Colfax County: 41.2 %Colfax County41.2Union County: 39.3 %Union County39.3Quay County: 38.9 %Quay County38.9Taos County: 38.4 %Taos County38.4Socorro County: 36.7 %Socorro County36.7Sierra County: 34.4 %Sierra County34.4Mora County: 32.4 %Mora County32.4Rio Arriba County: 32.1 %Rio Arriba County32.1Hidalgo County: 29.1 %Hidalgo County29.1Cibola County: 28.7 %Cibola County28.7Otero County: 26.5 %Otero County26.5Torrance County: 25.6 %Torrance County25.6Grant County: 23.8 %Grant County23.8San Miguel County: 23.1 %San Miguel County23.1Luna County: 21.1 %Luna County21.1Roosevelt County: 18.6 %Roosevelt County18.6McKinley County: 17.6 %McKinley County17.6San Juan County: 15.5 %San Juan County15.5Valencia County: 14.8 %Valencia County14.8Eddy County: 13.8 %Eddy County13.8Lea County: 13.6 %Lea County13.6Curry County: 13.2 %Curry County13.2Santa Fe County: 13.1 %Santa Fe County13.1Chaves County: 13 %Chaves County13Doña Ana County: 10.3 %Doña Ana County10.3Sandoval County: 7.4 %Sandoval County7.4Bernalillo County: 6.9 %Bernalillo County6.9Los Alamos County: 6.6 %Los Alamos County6.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Catron County54.2
2Harding County53.8
3Lincoln County50.6
4Guadalupe County48.1
5De Baca County41.2
6Colfax County41.2
7Union County39.3
8Quay County38.9
9Taos County38.4
10Socorro County36.7
11Sierra County34.4
12Mora County32.4
13Rio Arriba County32.1
14Hidalgo County29.1
15Cibola County28.7
16Otero County26.5
17Torrance County25.6
18Grant County23.8
19San Miguel County23.1
20Luna County21.1
21Roosevelt County18.6
22McKinley County17.6
23San Juan County15.5
24Valencia County14.8
25Eddy County13.8
26Lea County13.6
27Curry County13.2
28Santa Fe County13.1
29Chaves County13
30Doña Ana County10.3
31Sandoval County7.4
32Bernalillo County6.9
33Los Alamos County6.6

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catron County, with 54.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 6.6% in 2021.

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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