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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 2022, at 49.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for New Mexico was 13.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.8Catron County
Lowest5.6Los Alamos County
Median22.833 counties
New Mexico13.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 6.2 %Catron County: 49.8 %Chaves County: 12.9 %Cibola County: 27.1 %Colfax County: 41.9 %Curry County: 12.4 %De Baca County: 35.8 %Doña Ana County: 9.2 %Eddy County: 13.6 %Grant County: 22.8 %Guadalupe County: 40.1 %Harding County: 46.8 %Hidalgo County: 29.7 %Lea County: 12.5 %Lincoln County: 49 %Los Alamos County: 5.6 %Luna County: 22.3 %McKinley County: 17 %Mora County: 32.4 %Otero County: 26.1 %Quay County: 31.6 %Rio Arriba County: 28.2 %Roosevelt County: 18.2 %Sandoval County: 6.8 %San Juan County: 14.6 %San Miguel County: 22 %Santa Fe County: 11.5 %Sierra County: 34.9 %Socorro County: 35 %Taos County: 34.4 %Torrance County: 22.6 %Union County: 30 %Valencia County: 12.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Catron County: 49.8 %Catron County49.8Lincoln County: 49 %Lincoln County49Harding County: 46.8 %Harding County46.8Colfax County: 41.9 %Colfax County41.9Guadalupe County: 40.1 %Guadalupe County40.1De Baca County: 35.8 %De Baca County35.8Socorro County: 35 %Socorro County35Sierra County: 34.9 %Sierra County34.9Taos County: 34.4 %Taos County34.4Mora County: 32.4 %Mora County32.4Quay County: 31.6 %Quay County31.6Union County: 30 %Union County30Hidalgo County: 29.7 %Hidalgo County29.7Rio Arriba County: 28.2 %Rio Arriba County28.2Cibola County: 27.1 %Cibola County27.1Otero County: 26.1 %Otero County26.1Grant County: 22.8 %Grant County22.8Torrance County: 22.6 %Torrance County22.6Luna County: 22.3 %Luna County22.3San Miguel County: 22 %San Miguel County22Roosevelt County: 18.2 %Roosevelt County18.2McKinley County: 17 %McKinley County17San Juan County: 14.6 %San Juan County14.6Eddy County: 13.6 %Eddy County13.6Chaves County: 12.9 %Chaves County12.9Valencia County: 12.8 %Valencia County12.8Lea County: 12.5 %Lea County12.5Curry County: 12.4 %Curry County12.4Santa Fe County: 11.5 %Santa Fe County11.5Doña Ana County: 9.2 %Doña Ana County9.2Sandoval County: 6.8 %Sandoval County6.8Bernalillo County: 6.2 %Bernalillo County6.2Los Alamos County: 5.6 %Los Alamos County5.6Catron County: 49.8 %Catron County49.8Lincoln County: 49 %Lincoln County49Harding County: 46.8 %Harding County46.8Colfax County: 41.9 %Colfax County41.9Guadalupe County: 40.1 %Guadalupe County40.1De Baca County: 35.8 %De Baca County35.8Socorro County: 35 %Socorro County35Sierra County: 34.9 %Sierra County34.9Taos County: 34.4 %Taos County34.4Mora County: 32.4 %Mora County32.4Quay County: 31.6 %Quay County31.6Union County: 30 %Union County30Hidalgo County: 29.7 %Hidalgo County29.7Rio Arriba County: 28.2 %Rio Arriba County28.2Cibola County: 27.1 %Cibola County27.1Otero County: 26.1 %Otero County26.1Grant County: 22.8 %Grant County22.8Torrance County: 22.6 %Torrance County22.6Luna County: 22.3 %Luna County22.3San Miguel County: 22 %San Miguel County22Roosevelt County: 18.2 %Roosevelt County18.2McKinley County: 17 %McKinley County17San Juan County: 14.6 %San Juan County14.6Eddy County: 13.6 %Eddy County13.6Chaves County: 12.9 %Chaves County12.9Valencia County: 12.8 %Valencia County12.8Lea County: 12.5 %Lea County12.5Curry County: 12.4 %Curry County12.4Santa Fe County: 11.5 %Santa Fe County11.5Doña Ana County: 9.2 %Doña Ana County9.2Sandoval County: 6.8 %Sandoval County6.8Bernalillo County: 6.2 %Bernalillo County6.2Los Alamos County: 5.6 %Los Alamos County5.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Catron County49.8-4.4 pts
2Lincoln County49-1.6 pts
3Harding County46.8-7 pts
4Colfax County41.9+0.8 pts
5Guadalupe County40.1-8 pts
6De Baca County35.8-5.5 pts
7Socorro County35-1.7 pts
8Sierra County34.9+0.5 pts
9Taos County34.4-4 pts
10Mora County32.4-0 pts
11Quay County31.6-7.3 pts
12Union County30-9.3 pts
13Hidalgo County29.7+0.6 pts
14Rio Arriba County28.2-3.9 pts
15Cibola County27.1-1.6 pts
16Otero County26.1-0.4 pts
17Grant County22.8-1 pts
18Torrance County22.6-3.1 pts
19Luna County22.3+1.2 pts
20San Miguel County22-1.1 pts
21Roosevelt County18.2-0.4 pts
22McKinley County17-0.6 pts
23San Juan County14.6-0.9 pts
24Eddy County13.6-0.2 pts
25Chaves County12.9-0.1 pts
26Valencia County12.8-2 pts
27Lea County12.5-1.1 pts
28Curry County12.4-0.8 pts
29Santa Fe County11.5-1.6 pts
30Doña Ana County9.2-1.1 pts
31Sandoval County6.8-0.6 pts
32Bernalillo County6.2-0.7 pts
33Los Alamos County5.6-1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catron County, with 49.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 5.6% in 2022.

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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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