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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 2016, at $128,300. McKinley County had the lowest, at $34,000. The median was $48,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest128,300Los Alamos County
Lowest34,000McKinley County
Median48,30033 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Bernalillo County: 61,600 USDCatron County: 47,000 USDChaves County: 53,200 USDCibola County: 43,100 USDColfax County: 48,300 USDCurry County: 52,300 USDDe Baca County: 47,800 USDDoña Ana County: 44,700 USDEddy County: 62,500 USDGrant County: 46,800 USDGuadalupe County: 37,400 USDHarding County: 50,500 USDHidalgo County: 38,400 USDLea County: 67,900 USDLincoln County: 50,500 USDLos Alamos County: 128,300 USDLuna County: 36,700 USDMcKinley County: 34,000 USDMora County: 42,900 USDOtero County: 52,700 USDQuay County: 42,400 USDRio Arriba County: 48,600 USDRoosevelt County: 43,800 USDSandoval County: 61,600 USDSan Juan County: 57,700 USDSan Miguel County: 41,300 USDSanta Fe County: 64,600 USDSierra County: 41,900 USDSocorro County: 45,200 USDTaos County: 45,700 USDTorrance County: 61,600 USDUnion County: 49,600 USDValencia County: 61,600 USD
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  • 42K to 45K
  • 45K to 48K
  • 48K to 52K
  • 52K to 62K
  • 62K and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Los Alamos County: 128,300 USDLos Alamos County128,300Lea County: 67,900 USDLea County67,900Santa Fe County: 64,600 USDSanta Fe County64,600Eddy County: 62,500 USDEddy County62,500Bernalillo County: 61,600 USDBernalillo County61,600Sandoval County: 61,600 USDSandoval County61,600Torrance County: 61,600 USDTorrance County61,600Valencia County: 61,600 USDValencia County61,600San Juan County: 57,700 USDSan Juan County57,700Chaves County: 53,200 USDChaves County53,200Otero County: 52,700 USDOtero County52,700Curry County: 52,300 USDCurry County52,300Harding County: 50,500 USDHarding County50,500Lincoln County: 50,500 USDLincoln County50,500Union County: 49,600 USDUnion County49,600Rio Arriba County: 48,600 USDRio Arriba County48,600Colfax County: 48,300 USDColfax County48,300De Baca County: 47,800 USDDe Baca County47,800Catron County: 47,000 USDCatron County47,000Grant County: 46,800 USDGrant County46,800Taos County: 45,700 USDTaos County45,700Socorro County: 45,200 USDSocorro County45,200Doña Ana County: 44,700 USDDoña Ana County44,700Roosevelt County: 43,800 USDRoosevelt County43,800Cibola County: 43,100 USDCibola County43,100Mora County: 42,900 USDMora County42,900Quay County: 42,400 USDQuay County42,400Sierra County: 41,900 USDSierra County41,900San Miguel County: 41,300 USDSan Miguel County41,300Hidalgo County: 38,400 USDHidalgo County38,400Guadalupe County: 37,400 USDGuadalupe County37,400Luna County: 36,700 USDLuna County36,700McKinley County: 34,000 USDMcKinley County34,000Los Alamos County: 128,300 USDLos Alamos County128,300Lea County: 67,900 USDLea County67,900Santa Fe County: 64,600 USDSanta Fe County64,600Eddy County: 62,500 USDEddy County62,500Bernalillo County: 61,600 USDBernalillo County61,600Sandoval County: 61,600 USDSandoval County61,600Torrance County: 61,600 USDTorrance County61,600Valencia County: 61,600 USDValencia County61,600San Juan County: 57,700 USDSan Juan County57,700Chaves County: 53,200 USDChaves County53,200Otero County: 52,700 USDOtero County52,700Curry County: 52,300 USDCurry County52,300Harding County: 50,500 USDHarding County50,500Lincoln County: 50,500 USDLincoln County50,500Union County: 49,600 USDUnion County49,600Rio Arriba County: 48,600 USDRio Arriba County48,600Colfax County: 48,300 USDColfax County48,300De Baca County: 47,800 USDDe Baca County47,800Catron County: 47,000 USDCatron County47,000Grant County: 46,800 USDGrant County46,800Taos County: 45,700 USDTaos County45,700Socorro County: 45,200 USDSocorro County45,200Doña Ana County: 44,700 USDDoña Ana County44,700Roosevelt County: 43,800 USDRoosevelt County43,800Cibola County: 43,100 USDCibola County43,100Mora County: 42,900 USDMora County42,900Quay County: 42,400 USDQuay County42,400Sierra County: 41,900 USDSierra County41,900San Miguel County: 41,300 USDSan Miguel County41,300Hidalgo County: 38,400 USDHidalgo County38,400Guadalupe County: 37,400 USDGuadalupe County37,400Luna County: 36,700 USDLuna County36,700McKinley County: 34,000 USDMcKinley County34,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Los Alamos County128,300-2.1%
2Lea County67,900+8.8%
3Santa Fe County64,600+3.5%
4Eddy County62,500-0.8%
5Bernalillo County61,600+3.7%
5Sandoval County61,600+3.7%
5Torrance County61,600+3.7%
5Valencia County61,600+3.7%
9San Juan County57,700+5.5%
10Chaves County53,200-4.3%
11Otero County52,700+13.3%
12Curry County52,300-6.1%
13Harding County50,500-0.4%
13Lincoln County50,500-7.5%
15Union County49,600+5.8%
16Rio Arriba County48,600-0.8%
17Colfax County48,300-6.6%
18De Baca County47,800+11.2%
19Catron County47,000+0.9%
20Grant County46,800+1.1%
21Taos County45,700-2.4%
22Socorro County45,200-0.7%
23Doña Ana County44,700-1.1%
24Roosevelt County43,800-8.9%
25Cibola County43,100+2.1%
26Mora County42,900-4.2%
27Quay County42,400-3.9%
28Sierra County41,900-7.5%
29San Miguel County41,300-4.4%
30Hidalgo County38,400-11.5%
31Guadalupe County37,400+1.9%
32Luna County36,700-4.4%
33McKinley County34,000-4.5%

Other periods

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/il16/Section8-FY16.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. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.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), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $128,300 in 2016, 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 $34,000 in 2016.

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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