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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 2020, at $141,800. McKinley County had the lowest, at $36,600. The median was $53,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest141,800Los Alamos County
Lowest36,600McKinley County
Median53,80033 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Bernalillo County: 69,100 USDCatron County: 55,200 USDChaves County: 57,000 USDCibola County: 48,500 USDColfax County: 49,700 USDCurry County: 51,700 USDDe Baca County: 54,900 USDDoña Ana County: 52,100 USDEddy County: 70,700 USDGrant County: 53,800 USDGuadalupe County: 45,200 USDHarding County: 55,000 USDHidalgo County: 49,900 USDLea County: 64,300 USDLincoln County: 60,000 USDLos Alamos County: 141,800 USDLuna County: 38,200 USDMcKinley County: 36,600 USDMora County: 40,100 USDOtero County: 57,200 USDQuay County: 41,500 USDRio Arriba County: 48,200 USDRoosevelt County: 47,000 USDSandoval County: 69,100 USDSan Juan County: 54,700 USDSan Miguel County: 43,100 USDSanta Fe County: 76,000 USDSierra County: 43,400 USDSocorro County: 46,900 USDTaos County: 48,800 USDTorrance County: 69,100 USDUnion County: 58,400 USDValencia County: 69,100 USD
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  • 44K to 49K
  • 49K to 54K
  • 54K to 57K
  • 57K to 69K
  • 69K and over
USD, 2020. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Los Alamos County: 141,800 USDLos Alamos County141,800Santa Fe County: 76,000 USDSanta Fe County76,000Eddy County: 70,700 USDEddy County70,700Bernalillo County: 69,100 USDBernalillo County69,100Sandoval County: 69,100 USDSandoval County69,100Torrance County: 69,100 USDTorrance County69,100Valencia County: 69,100 USDValencia County69,100Lea County: 64,300 USDLea County64,300Lincoln County: 60,000 USDLincoln County60,000Union County: 58,400 USDUnion County58,400Otero County: 57,200 USDOtero County57,200Chaves County: 57,000 USDChaves County57,000Catron County: 55,200 USDCatron County55,200Harding County: 55,000 USDHarding County55,000De Baca County: 54,900 USDDe Baca County54,900San Juan County: 54,700 USDSan Juan County54,700Grant County: 53,800 USDGrant County53,800Doña Ana County: 52,100 USDDoña Ana County52,100Curry County: 51,700 USDCurry County51,700Hidalgo County: 49,900 USDHidalgo County49,900Colfax County: 49,700 USDColfax County49,700Taos County: 48,800 USDTaos County48,800Cibola County: 48,500 USDCibola County48,500Rio Arriba County: 48,200 USDRio Arriba County48,200Roosevelt County: 47,000 USDRoosevelt County47,000Socorro County: 46,900 USDSocorro County46,900Guadalupe County: 45,200 USDGuadalupe County45,200Sierra County: 43,400 USDSierra County43,400San Miguel County: 43,100 USDSan Miguel County43,100Quay County: 41,500 USDQuay County41,500Mora County: 40,100 USDMora County40,100Luna County: 38,200 USDLuna County38,200McKinley County: 36,600 USDMcKinley County36,600Los Alamos County: 141,800 USDLos Alamos County141,800Santa Fe County: 76,000 USDSanta Fe County76,000Eddy County: 70,700 USDEddy County70,700Bernalillo County: 69,100 USDBernalillo County69,100Sandoval County: 69,100 USDSandoval County69,100Torrance County: 69,100 USDTorrance County69,100Valencia County: 69,100 USDValencia County69,100Lea County: 64,300 USDLea County64,300Lincoln County: 60,000 USDLincoln County60,000Union County: 58,400 USDUnion County58,400Otero County: 57,200 USDOtero County57,200Chaves County: 57,000 USDChaves County57,000Catron County: 55,200 USDCatron County55,200Harding County: 55,000 USDHarding County55,000De Baca County: 54,900 USDDe Baca County54,900San Juan County: 54,700 USDSan Juan County54,700Grant County: 53,800 USDGrant County53,800Doña Ana County: 52,100 USDDoña Ana County52,100Curry County: 51,700 USDCurry County51,700Hidalgo County: 49,900 USDHidalgo County49,900Colfax County: 49,700 USDColfax County49,700Taos County: 48,800 USDTaos County48,800Cibola County: 48,500 USDCibola County48,500Rio Arriba County: 48,200 USDRio Arriba County48,200Roosevelt County: 47,000 USDRoosevelt County47,000Socorro County: 46,900 USDSocorro County46,900Guadalupe County: 45,200 USDGuadalupe County45,200Sierra County: 43,400 USDSierra County43,400San Miguel County: 43,100 USDSan Miguel County43,100Quay County: 41,500 USDQuay County41,500Mora County: 40,100 USDMora County40,100Luna County: 38,200 USDLuna County38,200McKinley County: 36,600 USDMcKinley County36,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Los Alamos County141,800+4.6%
2Santa Fe County76,000+3.8%
3Eddy County70,700-2.8%
4Bernalillo County69,100+5.2%
4Sandoval County69,100+5.2%
4Torrance County69,100+5.2%
4Valencia County69,100+5.2%
8Lea County64,300-2.4%
9Lincoln County60,000+12.4%
10Union County58,400+8.1%
11Otero County57,200-1%
12Chaves County57,000+9%
13Catron County55,200+7.8%
14Harding County55,000+5%
15De Baca County54,900+3.4%
16San Juan County54,700-19.3%
17Grant County53,800+1.5%
18Doña Ana County52,100+2.6%
19Curry County51,700+0.2%
20Hidalgo County49,900+13.9%
21Colfax County49,700-1.8%
22Taos County48,800+2.1%
23Cibola County48,500+2.3%
24Rio Arriba County48,200+0.2%
25Roosevelt County47,000+5.4%
26Socorro County46,900+3.8%
27Guadalupe County45,200+5.4%
28Sierra County43,400-0.7%
29San Miguel County43,100-5.3%
30Quay County41,500-7.8%
31Mora County40,100+3.9%
32Luna County38,200+1.1%
33McKinley County36,600-1.3%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.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. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $141,800 in 2020, 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 $36,600 in 2020.

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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