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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 2017, at $128,000. Mora County had the lowest, at $36,300. The median was $48,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest128,000Los Alamos County
Lowest36,300Mora County
Median48,40033 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Bernalillo County: 61,900 USDCatron County: 47,600 USDChaves County: 51,100 USDCibola County: 44,400 USDColfax County: 48,600 USDCurry County: 53,500 USDDe Baca County: 58,600 USDDoña Ana County: 46,900 USDEddy County: 63,800 USDGrant County: 50,500 USDGuadalupe County: 39,900 USDHarding County: 47,200 USDHidalgo County: 40,900 USDLea County: 68,400 USDLincoln County: 50,500 USDLos Alamos County: 128,000 USDLuna County: 36,600 USDMcKinley County: 38,100 USDMora County: 36,300 USDOtero County: 48,400 USDQuay County: 42,200 USDRio Arriba County: 47,700 USDRoosevelt County: 43,900 USDSandoval County: 61,900 USDSan Juan County: 58,800 USDSan Miguel County: 42,200 USDSanta Fe County: 62,200 USDSierra County: 44,300 USDSocorro County: 41,900 USDTaos County: 46,100 USDTorrance County: 61,900 USDUnion County: 50,600 USDValencia County: 61,900 USD
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  • 42K to 46K
  • 46K to 48K
  • 48K to 52K
  • 52K to 62K
  • 62K and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Los Alamos County: 128,000 USDLos Alamos County128,000Lea County: 68,400 USDLea County68,400Eddy County: 63,800 USDEddy County63,800Santa Fe County: 62,200 USDSanta Fe County62,200Bernalillo County: 61,900 USDBernalillo County61,900Sandoval County: 61,900 USDSandoval County61,900Torrance County: 61,900 USDTorrance County61,900Valencia County: 61,900 USDValencia County61,900San Juan County: 58,800 USDSan Juan County58,800De Baca County: 58,600 USDDe Baca County58,600Curry County: 53,500 USDCurry County53,500Chaves County: 51,100 USDChaves County51,100Union County: 50,600 USDUnion County50,600Grant County: 50,500 USDGrant County50,500Lincoln County: 50,500 USDLincoln County50,500Colfax County: 48,600 USDColfax County48,600Otero County: 48,400 USDOtero County48,400Rio Arriba County: 47,700 USDRio Arriba County47,700Catron County: 47,600 USDCatron County47,600Harding County: 47,200 USDHarding County47,200Doña Ana County: 46,900 USDDoña Ana County46,900Taos County: 46,100 USDTaos County46,100Cibola County: 44,400 USDCibola County44,400Sierra County: 44,300 USDSierra County44,300Roosevelt County: 43,900 USDRoosevelt County43,900Quay County: 42,200 USDQuay County42,200San Miguel County: 42,200 USDSan Miguel County42,200Socorro County: 41,900 USDSocorro County41,900Hidalgo County: 40,900 USDHidalgo County40,900Guadalupe County: 39,900 USDGuadalupe County39,900McKinley County: 38,100 USDMcKinley County38,100Luna County: 36,600 USDLuna County36,600Mora County: 36,300 USDMora County36,300Los Alamos County: 128,000 USDLos Alamos County128,000Lea County: 68,400 USDLea County68,400Eddy County: 63,800 USDEddy County63,800Santa Fe County: 62,200 USDSanta Fe County62,200Bernalillo County: 61,900 USDBernalillo County61,900Sandoval County: 61,900 USDSandoval County61,900Torrance County: 61,900 USDTorrance County61,900Valencia County: 61,900 USDValencia County61,900San Juan County: 58,800 USDSan Juan County58,800De Baca County: 58,600 USDDe Baca County58,600Curry County: 53,500 USDCurry County53,500Chaves County: 51,100 USDChaves County51,100Union County: 50,600 USDUnion County50,600Grant County: 50,500 USDGrant County50,500Lincoln County: 50,500 USDLincoln County50,500Colfax County: 48,600 USDColfax County48,600Otero County: 48,400 USDOtero County48,400Rio Arriba County: 47,700 USDRio Arriba County47,700Catron County: 47,600 USDCatron County47,600Harding County: 47,200 USDHarding County47,200Doña Ana County: 46,900 USDDoña Ana County46,900Taos County: 46,100 USDTaos County46,100Cibola County: 44,400 USDCibola County44,400Sierra County: 44,300 USDSierra County44,300Roosevelt County: 43,900 USDRoosevelt County43,900Quay County: 42,200 USDQuay County42,200San Miguel County: 42,200 USDSan Miguel County42,200Socorro County: 41,900 USDSocorro County41,900Hidalgo County: 40,900 USDHidalgo County40,900Guadalupe County: 39,900 USDGuadalupe County39,900McKinley County: 38,100 USDMcKinley County38,100Luna County: 36,600 USDLuna County36,600Mora County: 36,300 USDMora County36,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Los Alamos County128,000-0.2%
2Lea County68,400+0.7%
3Eddy County63,800+2.1%
4Santa Fe County62,200-3.7%
5Bernalillo County61,900+0.5%
5Sandoval County61,900+0.5%
5Torrance County61,900+0.5%
5Valencia County61,900+0.5%
9San Juan County58,800+1.9%
10De Baca County58,600+22.6%
11Curry County53,500+2.3%
12Chaves County51,100-3.9%
13Union County50,600+2%
14Grant County50,500+7.9%
14Lincoln County50,5000%
16Colfax County48,600+0.6%
17Otero County48,400-8.2%
18Rio Arriba County47,700-1.9%
19Catron County47,600+1.3%
20Harding County47,200-6.5%
21Doña Ana County46,900+4.9%
22Taos County46,100+0.9%
23Cibola County44,400+3%
24Sierra County44,300+5.7%
25Roosevelt County43,900+0.2%
26Quay County42,200-0.5%
26San Miguel County42,200+2.2%
28Socorro County41,900-7.3%
29Hidalgo County40,900+6.5%
30Guadalupe County39,900+6.7%
31McKinley County38,100+12.1%
32Luna County36,600-0.3%
33Mora County36,300-15.4%

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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/il17/Section8-FY17.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. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $128,000 in 2017, 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)?

Mora County, with $36,300 in 2017.

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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