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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 2018, at $130,300. Luna County had the lowest, at $37,100. The median was $51,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest130,300Los Alamos County
Lowest37,100Luna County
Median51,00033 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Bernalillo County: 65,000 USDCatron County: 51,300 USDChaves County: 49,000 USDCibola County: 43,400 USDColfax County: 49,200 USDCurry County: 52,300 USDDe Baca County: 56,500 USDDoña Ana County: 44,700 USDEddy County: 68,500 USDGrant County: 51,000 USDGuadalupe County: 42,200 USDHarding County: 51,400 USDHidalgo County: 43,900 USDLea County: 66,900 USDLincoln County: 52,100 USDLos Alamos County: 130,300 USDLuna County: 37,100 USDMcKinley County: 37,300 USDMora County: 39,200 USDOtero County: 54,300 USDQuay County: 43,000 USDRio Arriba County: 47,400 USDRoosevelt County: 42,800 USDSandoval County: 65,000 USDSan Juan County: 60,100 USDSan Miguel County: 45,700 USDSanta Fe County: 72,000 USDSierra County: 43,600 USDSocorro County: 43,600 USDTaos County: 47,900 USDTorrance County: 65,000 USDUnion County: 53,000 USDValencia County: 65,000 USD
  • Under 43K
  • 43K to 45K
  • 45K to 51K
  • 51K to 53K
  • 53K to 65K
  • 65K and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Los Alamos County: 130,300 USDLos Alamos County130,300Santa Fe County: 72,000 USDSanta Fe County72,000Eddy County: 68,500 USDEddy County68,500Lea County: 66,900 USDLea County66,900Bernalillo County: 65,000 USDBernalillo County65,000Sandoval County: 65,000 USDSandoval County65,000Torrance County: 65,000 USDTorrance County65,000Valencia County: 65,000 USDValencia County65,000San Juan County: 60,100 USDSan Juan County60,100De Baca County: 56,500 USDDe Baca County56,500Otero County: 54,300 USDOtero County54,300Union County: 53,000 USDUnion County53,000Curry County: 52,300 USDCurry County52,300Lincoln County: 52,100 USDLincoln County52,100Harding County: 51,400 USDHarding County51,400Catron County: 51,300 USDCatron County51,300Grant County: 51,000 USDGrant County51,000Colfax County: 49,200 USDColfax County49,200Chaves County: 49,000 USDChaves County49,000Taos County: 47,900 USDTaos County47,900Rio Arriba County: 47,400 USDRio Arriba County47,400San Miguel County: 45,700 USDSan Miguel County45,700Doña Ana County: 44,700 USDDoña Ana County44,700Hidalgo County: 43,900 USDHidalgo County43,900Sierra County: 43,600 USDSierra County43,600Socorro County: 43,600 USDSocorro County43,600Cibola County: 43,400 USDCibola County43,400Quay County: 43,000 USDQuay County43,000Roosevelt County: 42,800 USDRoosevelt County42,800Guadalupe County: 42,200 USDGuadalupe County42,200Mora County: 39,200 USDMora County39,200McKinley County: 37,300 USDMcKinley County37,300Luna County: 37,100 USDLuna County37,100Los Alamos County: 130,300 USDLos Alamos County130,300Santa Fe County: 72,000 USDSanta Fe County72,000Eddy County: 68,500 USDEddy County68,500Lea County: 66,900 USDLea County66,900Bernalillo County: 65,000 USDBernalillo County65,000Sandoval County: 65,000 USDSandoval County65,000Torrance County: 65,000 USDTorrance County65,000Valencia County: 65,000 USDValencia County65,000San Juan County: 60,100 USDSan Juan County60,100De Baca County: 56,500 USDDe Baca County56,500Otero County: 54,300 USDOtero County54,300Union County: 53,000 USDUnion County53,000Curry County: 52,300 USDCurry County52,300Lincoln County: 52,100 USDLincoln County52,100Harding County: 51,400 USDHarding County51,400Catron County: 51,300 USDCatron County51,300Grant County: 51,000 USDGrant County51,000Colfax County: 49,200 USDColfax County49,200Chaves County: 49,000 USDChaves County49,000Taos County: 47,900 USDTaos County47,900Rio Arriba County: 47,400 USDRio Arriba County47,400San Miguel County: 45,700 USDSan Miguel County45,700Doña Ana County: 44,700 USDDoña Ana County44,700Hidalgo County: 43,900 USDHidalgo County43,900Sierra County: 43,600 USDSierra County43,600Socorro County: 43,600 USDSocorro County43,600Cibola County: 43,400 USDCibola County43,400Quay County: 43,000 USDQuay County43,000Roosevelt County: 42,800 USDRoosevelt County42,800Guadalupe County: 42,200 USDGuadalupe County42,200Mora County: 39,200 USDMora County39,200McKinley County: 37,300 USDMcKinley County37,300Luna County: 37,100 USDLuna County37,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Los Alamos County130,300+1.8%
2Santa Fe County72,000+15.8%
3Eddy County68,500+7.4%
4Lea County66,900-2.2%
5Bernalillo County65,000+5%
5Sandoval County65,000+5%
5Torrance County65,000+5%
5Valencia County65,000+5%
9San Juan County60,100+2.2%
10De Baca County56,500-3.6%
11Otero County54,300+12.2%
12Union County53,000+4.7%
13Curry County52,300-2.2%
14Lincoln County52,100+3.2%
15Harding County51,400+8.9%
16Catron County51,300+7.8%
17Grant County51,000+1%
18Colfax County49,200+1.2%
19Chaves County49,000-4.1%
20Taos County47,900+3.9%
21Rio Arriba County47,400-0.6%
22San Miguel County45,700+8.3%
23Doña Ana County44,700-4.7%
24Hidalgo County43,900+7.3%
25Sierra County43,600-1.6%
25Socorro County43,600+4.1%
27Cibola County43,400-2.3%
28Quay County43,000+1.9%
29Roosevelt County42,800-2.5%
30Guadalupe County42,200+5.8%
31Mora County39,200+8%
32McKinley County37,300-2.1%
33Luna County37,100+1.4%

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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/il18/Section8-FY18.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. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $130,300 in 2018, 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 $37,100 in 2018.

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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