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

Los Alamos County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 33 counties in 2015, at $131,100. McKinley County had the lowest, at $35,600. The median was $46,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest131,100Los Alamos County
Lowest35,600McKinley County
Median46,90033 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Bernalillo County: 59,400 USDCatron County: 46,600 USDChaves County: 55,600 USDCibola County: 42,200 USDColfax County: 51,700 USDCurry County: 55,700 USDDe Baca County: 43,000 USDDoña Ana County: 45,200 USDEddy County: 63,000 USDGrant County: 46,300 USDGuadalupe County: 36,700 USDHarding County: 50,700 USDHidalgo County: 43,400 USDLea County: 62,400 USDLincoln County: 54,600 USDLos Alamos County: 131,100 USDLuna County: 38,400 USDMcKinley County: 35,600 USDMora County: 44,800 USDOtero County: 46,500 USDQuay County: 44,100 USDRio Arriba County: 49,000 USDRoosevelt County: 48,100 USDSandoval County: 59,400 USDSan Juan County: 54,700 USDSan Miguel County: 43,200 USDSanta Fe County: 62,400 USDSierra County: 45,300 USDSocorro County: 45,500 USDTaos County: 46,800 USDTorrance County: 59,400 USDUnion County: 46,900 USDValencia County: 59,400 USD
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  • 43K to 45K
  • 45K to 47K
  • 47K to 55K
  • 55K to 59K
  • 59K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Los Alamos County: 131,100 USDLos Alamos County131,100Eddy County: 63,000 USDEddy County63,000Lea County: 62,400 USDLea County62,400Santa Fe County: 62,400 USDSanta Fe County62,400Bernalillo County: 59,400 USDBernalillo County59,400Sandoval County: 59,400 USDSandoval County59,400Torrance County: 59,400 USDTorrance County59,400Valencia County: 59,400 USDValencia County59,400Curry County: 55,700 USDCurry County55,700Chaves County: 55,600 USDChaves County55,600San Juan County: 54,700 USDSan Juan County54,700Lincoln County: 54,600 USDLincoln County54,600Colfax County: 51,700 USDColfax County51,700Harding County: 50,700 USDHarding County50,700Rio Arriba County: 49,000 USDRio Arriba County49,000Roosevelt County: 48,100 USDRoosevelt County48,100Union County: 46,900 USDUnion County46,900Taos County: 46,800 USDTaos County46,800Catron County: 46,600 USDCatron County46,600Otero County: 46,500 USDOtero County46,500Grant County: 46,300 USDGrant County46,300Socorro County: 45,500 USDSocorro County45,500Sierra County: 45,300 USDSierra County45,300Doña Ana County: 45,200 USDDoña Ana County45,200Mora County: 44,800 USDMora County44,800Quay County: 44,100 USDQuay County44,100Hidalgo County: 43,400 USDHidalgo County43,400San Miguel County: 43,200 USDSan Miguel County43,200De Baca County: 43,000 USDDe Baca County43,000Cibola County: 42,200 USDCibola County42,200Luna County: 38,400 USDLuna County38,400Guadalupe County: 36,700 USDGuadalupe County36,700McKinley County: 35,600 USDMcKinley County35,600Los Alamos County: 131,100 USDLos Alamos County131,100Eddy County: 63,000 USDEddy County63,000Lea County: 62,400 USDLea County62,400Santa Fe County: 62,400 USDSanta Fe County62,400Bernalillo County: 59,400 USDBernalillo County59,400Sandoval County: 59,400 USDSandoval County59,400Torrance County: 59,400 USDTorrance County59,400Valencia County: 59,400 USDValencia County59,400Curry County: 55,700 USDCurry County55,700Chaves County: 55,600 USDChaves County55,600San Juan County: 54,700 USDSan Juan County54,700Lincoln County: 54,600 USDLincoln County54,600Colfax County: 51,700 USDColfax County51,700Harding County: 50,700 USDHarding County50,700Rio Arriba County: 49,000 USDRio Arriba County49,000Roosevelt County: 48,100 USDRoosevelt County48,100Union County: 46,900 USDUnion County46,900Taos County: 46,800 USDTaos County46,800Catron County: 46,600 USDCatron County46,600Otero County: 46,500 USDOtero County46,500Grant County: 46,300 USDGrant County46,300Socorro County: 45,500 USDSocorro County45,500Sierra County: 45,300 USDSierra County45,300Doña Ana County: 45,200 USDDoña Ana County45,200Mora County: 44,800 USDMora County44,800Quay County: 44,100 USDQuay County44,100Hidalgo County: 43,400 USDHidalgo County43,400San Miguel County: 43,200 USDSan Miguel County43,200De Baca County: 43,000 USDDe Baca County43,000Cibola County: 42,200 USDCibola County42,200Luna County: 38,400 USDLuna County38,400Guadalupe County: 36,700 USDGuadalupe County36,700McKinley County: 35,600 USDMcKinley County35,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Los Alamos County131,100+3.8%
2Eddy County63,000+4.1%
3Lea County62,400+2.8%
3Santa Fe County62,400-4.4%
5Bernalillo County59,400+2.8%
5Sandoval County59,400+2.8%
5Torrance County59,400+2.8%
5Valencia County59,400+2.8%
9Curry County55,700+3%
10Chaves County55,600+18.3%
11San Juan County54,700-16.7%
12Lincoln County54,6000%
13Colfax County51,700+6.4%
14Harding County50,700+12.2%
15Rio Arriba County49,000+1.4%
16Roosevelt County48,100+7.4%
17Union County46,900-2.3%
18Taos County46,800-0.8%
19Catron County46,600-3.7%
20Otero County46,500+4.3%
21Grant County46,300-1.3%
22Socorro County45,500+0.4%
23Sierra County45,300-0.2%
24Doña Ana County45,200+2.7%
25Mora County44,800-2%
26Quay County44,100+5.8%
27Hidalgo County43,400-0.7%
28San Miguel County43,200+0.5%
29De Baca County43,000+1.9%
30Cibola County42,200+1.7%
31Luna County38,400+1.9%
32Guadalupe County36,700-0.3%
33McKinley County35,600-3.5%

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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/il15/Section8_Rev.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. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $131,100 in 2015, 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)?

McKinley County, with $35,600 in 2015.

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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