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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 2023, at 50.7%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 24% and the figure for New Mexico was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.7Catron County
Lowest5.2Los Alamos County
Median2433 counties
New Mexico13.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 5.9 %Catron County: 50.7 %Chaves County: 11.9 %Cibola County: 25.2 %Colfax County: 43.5 %Curry County: 13.1 %De Baca County: 37.6 %Doña Ana County: 8.6 %Eddy County: 12.7 %Grant County: 24.5 %Guadalupe County: 32.7 %Harding County: 42.3 %Hidalgo County: 32.4 %Lea County: 12.7 %Lincoln County: 47.2 %Los Alamos County: 5.2 %Luna County: 21.5 %McKinley County: 16.4 %Mora County: 32.2 %Otero County: 25.1 %Quay County: 25.6 %Rio Arriba County: 24 %Roosevelt County: 15.4 %Sandoval County: 6.7 %San Juan County: 14.6 %San Miguel County: 19.6 %Santa Fe County: 10.7 %Sierra County: 33.4 %Socorro County: 31.7 %Taos County: 31.4 %Torrance County: 20.2 %Union County: 28.1 %Valencia County: 11.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Catron County: 50.7 %Catron County50.7Lincoln County: 47.2 %Lincoln County47.2Colfax County: 43.5 %Colfax County43.5Harding County: 42.3 %Harding County42.3De Baca County: 37.6 %De Baca County37.6Sierra County: 33.4 %Sierra County33.4Guadalupe County: 32.7 %Guadalupe County32.7Hidalgo County: 32.4 %Hidalgo County32.4Mora County: 32.2 %Mora County32.2Socorro County: 31.7 %Socorro County31.7Taos County: 31.4 %Taos County31.4Union County: 28.1 %Union County28.1Quay County: 25.6 %Quay County25.6Cibola County: 25.2 %Cibola County25.2Otero County: 25.1 %Otero County25.1Grant County: 24.5 %Grant County24.5Rio Arriba County: 24 %Rio Arriba County24Luna County: 21.5 %Luna County21.5Torrance County: 20.2 %Torrance County20.2San Miguel County: 19.6 %San Miguel County19.6McKinley County: 16.4 %McKinley County16.4Roosevelt County: 15.4 %Roosevelt County15.4San Juan County: 14.6 %San Juan County14.6Curry County: 13.1 %Curry County13.1Eddy County: 12.7 %Eddy County12.7Lea County: 12.7 %Lea County12.7Chaves County: 11.9 %Chaves County11.9Valencia County: 11.9 %Valencia County11.9Santa Fe County: 10.7 %Santa Fe County10.7Doña Ana County: 8.6 %Doña Ana County8.6Sandoval County: 6.7 %Sandoval County6.7Bernalillo County: 5.9 %Bernalillo County5.9Los Alamos County: 5.2 %Los Alamos County5.2Catron County: 50.7 %Catron County50.7Lincoln County: 47.2 %Lincoln County47.2Colfax County: 43.5 %Colfax County43.5Harding County: 42.3 %Harding County42.3De Baca County: 37.6 %De Baca County37.6Sierra County: 33.4 %Sierra County33.4Guadalupe County: 32.7 %Guadalupe County32.7Hidalgo County: 32.4 %Hidalgo County32.4Mora County: 32.2 %Mora County32.2Socorro County: 31.7 %Socorro County31.7Taos County: 31.4 %Taos County31.4Union County: 28.1 %Union County28.1Quay County: 25.6 %Quay County25.6Cibola County: 25.2 %Cibola County25.2Otero County: 25.1 %Otero County25.1Grant County: 24.5 %Grant County24.5Rio Arriba County: 24 %Rio Arriba County24Luna County: 21.5 %Luna County21.5Torrance County: 20.2 %Torrance County20.2San Miguel County: 19.6 %San Miguel County19.6McKinley County: 16.4 %McKinley County16.4Roosevelt County: 15.4 %Roosevelt County15.4San Juan County: 14.6 %San Juan County14.6Curry County: 13.1 %Curry County13.1Eddy County: 12.7 %Eddy County12.7Lea County: 12.7 %Lea County12.7Chaves County: 11.9 %Chaves County11.9Valencia County: 11.9 %Valencia County11.9Santa Fe County: 10.7 %Santa Fe County10.7Doña Ana County: 8.6 %Doña Ana County8.6Sandoval County: 6.7 %Sandoval County6.7Bernalillo County: 5.9 %Bernalillo County5.9Los Alamos County: 5.2 %Los Alamos County5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Catron County50.7+0.9 pts
2Lincoln County47.2-1.7 pts
3Colfax County43.5+1.6 pts
4Harding County42.3-4.5 pts
5De Baca County37.6+1.8 pts
6Sierra County33.4-1.4 pts
7Guadalupe County32.7-7.4 pts
8Hidalgo County32.4+2.6 pts
9Mora County32.2-0.1 pts
10Socorro County31.7-3.3 pts
11Taos County31.4-3 pts
12Union County28.1-2 pts
13Quay County25.6-6 pts
14Cibola County25.2-1.8 pts
15Otero County25.1-1 pts
16Grant County24.5+1.7 pts
17Rio Arriba County24-4.3 pts
18Luna County21.5-0.8 pts
19Torrance County20.2-2.3 pts
20San Miguel County19.6-2.4 pts
21McKinley County16.4-0.6 pts
22Roosevelt County15.4-2.8 pts
23San Juan County14.60 pts
24Curry County13.1+0.8 pts
25Eddy County12.7-0.8 pts
26Lea County12.7+0.2 pts
27Chaves County11.9-1 pts
28Valencia County11.9-0.9 pts
29Santa Fe County10.7-0.8 pts
30Doña Ana County8.6-0.6 pts
31Sandoval County6.7-0.1 pts
32Bernalillo County5.9-0.3 pts
33Los Alamos County5.2-0.4 pts

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-mexico-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catron County, with 50.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 5.2% in 2023.

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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