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Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Los Alamos County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 33 counties in 2026, at $182,500. Luna County had the lowest, at $48,300. The median was $73,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest182,500Los Alamos County
Lowest48,300Luna County
Median73,70033 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Bernalillo County: 100,400 USDCatron County: 70,200 USDChaves County: 65,600 USDCibola County: 62,600 USDColfax County: 64,700 USDCurry County: 79,000 USDDe Baca County: 89,500 USDDoña Ana County: 79,900 USDEddy County: 100,100 USDGrant County: 68,400 USDGuadalupe County: 60,500 USDHarding County: 95,500 USDHidalgo County: 71,200 USDLea County: 92,200 USDLincoln County: 73,800 USDLos Alamos County: 182,500 USDLuna County: 48,300 USDMcKinley County: 56,400 USDMora County: 57,700 USDOtero County: 71,000 USDQuay County: 60,400 USDRio Arriba County: 73,700 USDRoosevelt County: 69,700 USDSandoval County: 100,400 USDSan Juan County: 80,300 USDSan Miguel County: 74,300 USDSanta Fe County: 118,600 USDSierra County: 71,300 USDSocorro County: 50,000 USDTaos County: 80,500 USDTorrance County: 100,400 USDUnion County: 66,700 USDValencia County: 100,400 USD
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  • 61K to 69K
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  • 80K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2026

Los Alamos County: 182,500 USDLos Alamos County182,500Santa Fe County: 118,600 USDSanta Fe County118,600Bernalillo County: 100,400 USDBernalillo County100,400Sandoval County: 100,400 USDSandoval County100,400Torrance County: 100,400 USDTorrance County100,400Valencia County: 100,400 USDValencia County100,400Eddy County: 100,100 USDEddy County100,100Harding County: 95,500 USDHarding County95,500Lea County: 92,200 USDLea County92,200De Baca County: 89,500 USDDe Baca County89,500Taos County: 80,500 USDTaos County80,500San Juan County: 80,300 USDSan Juan County80,300Doña Ana County: 79,900 USDDoña Ana County79,900Curry County: 79,000 USDCurry County79,000San Miguel County: 74,300 USDSan Miguel County74,300Lincoln County: 73,800 USDLincoln County73,800Rio Arriba County: 73,700 USDRio Arriba County73,700Sierra County: 71,300 USDSierra County71,300Hidalgo County: 71,200 USDHidalgo County71,200Otero County: 71,000 USDOtero County71,000Catron County: 70,200 USDCatron County70,200Roosevelt County: 69,700 USDRoosevelt County69,700Grant County: 68,400 USDGrant County68,400Union County: 66,700 USDUnion County66,700Chaves County: 65,600 USDChaves County65,600Colfax County: 64,700 USDColfax County64,700Cibola County: 62,600 USDCibola County62,600Guadalupe County: 60,500 USDGuadalupe County60,500Quay County: 60,400 USDQuay County60,400Mora County: 57,700 USDMora County57,700McKinley County: 56,400 USDMcKinley County56,400Socorro County: 50,000 USDSocorro County50,000Luna County: 48,300 USDLuna County48,300Los Alamos County: 182,500 USDLos Alamos County182,500Santa Fe County: 118,600 USDSanta Fe County118,600Bernalillo County: 100,400 USDBernalillo County100,400Sandoval County: 100,400 USDSandoval County100,400Torrance County: 100,400 USDTorrance County100,400Valencia County: 100,400 USDValencia County100,400Eddy County: 100,100 USDEddy County100,100Harding County: 95,500 USDHarding County95,500Lea County: 92,200 USDLea County92,200De Baca County: 89,500 USDDe Baca County89,500Taos County: 80,500 USDTaos County80,500San Juan County: 80,300 USDSan Juan County80,300Doña Ana County: 79,900 USDDoña Ana County79,900Curry County: 79,000 USDCurry County79,000San Miguel County: 74,300 USDSan Miguel County74,300Lincoln County: 73,800 USDLincoln County73,800Rio Arriba County: 73,700 USDRio Arriba County73,700Sierra County: 71,300 USDSierra County71,300Hidalgo County: 71,200 USDHidalgo County71,200Otero County: 71,000 USDOtero County71,000Catron County: 70,200 USDCatron County70,200Roosevelt County: 69,700 USDRoosevelt County69,700Grant County: 68,400 USDGrant County68,400Union County: 66,700 USDUnion County66,700Chaves County: 65,600 USDChaves County65,600Colfax County: 64,700 USDColfax County64,700Cibola County: 62,600 USDCibola County62,600Guadalupe County: 60,500 USDGuadalupe County60,500Quay County: 60,400 USDQuay County60,400Mora County: 57,700 USDMora County57,700McKinley County: 56,400 USDMcKinley County56,400Socorro County: 50,000 USDSocorro County50,000Luna County: 48,300 USDLuna County48,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Los Alamos County182,500+2%
2Santa Fe County118,600+19.2%
3Bernalillo County100,400+9.8%
3Sandoval County100,400+9.8%
3Torrance County100,400+9.8%
3Valencia County100,400+9.8%
7Eddy County100,100-4.9%
8Harding County95,500+8.5%
9Lea County92,200+15.4%
10De Baca County89,500+1.1%
11Taos County80,500-4.6%
12San Juan County80,300+6.2%
13Doña Ana County79,900+13%
14Curry County79,000+7.5%
15San Miguel County74,300+8%
16Lincoln County73,800-2.1%
17Rio Arriba County73,700-1.6%
18Sierra County71,300+15%
19Hidalgo County71,200+0.4%
20Otero County71,000+16.4%
21Catron County70,200+6.2%
22Roosevelt County69,700-3.3%
23Grant County68,400-14.9%
24Union County66,700+0.2%
25Chaves County65,600-0.5%
26Colfax County64,700-8%
27Cibola County62,600-9.7%
28Guadalupe County60,500+1.7%
29Quay County60,400+9%
30Mora County57,700+0.3%
31McKinley County56,400+22.6%
32Socorro County50,000-21.6%
33Luna County48,300-12.7%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Los Alamos County, with $182,500 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Luna County, with $48,300 in 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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