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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 2022, at $167,100. Mora County had the lowest, at $39,200. The median was $56,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest167,100Los Alamos County
Lowest39,200Mora County
Median56,80033 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 77,100 USDCatron County: 58,600 USDChaves County: 55,500 USDCibola County: 56,600 USDColfax County: 56,900 USDCurry County: 56,700 USDDe Baca County: 66,000 USDDoña Ana County: 56,800 USDEddy County: 82,800 USDGrant County: 57,300 USDGuadalupe County: 46,800 USDHarding County: 53,900 USDHidalgo County: 58,800 USDLea County: 86,800 USDLincoln County: 66,300 USDLos Alamos County: 167,100 USDLuna County: 48,100 USDMcKinley County: 46,900 USDMora County: 39,200 USDOtero County: 52,000 USDQuay County: 51,400 USDRio Arriba County: 57,000 USDRoosevelt County: 59,800 USDSandoval County: 77,100 USDSan Juan County: 54,200 USDSan Miguel County: 46,200 USDSanta Fe County: 80,600 USDSierra County: 47,000 USDSocorro County: 54,900 USDTaos County: 55,600 USDTorrance County: 77,100 USDUnion County: 50,100 USDValencia County: 77,100 USD
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  • 49K to 55K
  • 55K to 57K
  • 57K to 59K
  • 59K to 77K
  • 77K and over
USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Los Alamos County: 167,100 USDLos Alamos County167,100Lea County: 86,800 USDLea County86,800Eddy County: 82,800 USDEddy County82,800Santa Fe County: 80,600 USDSanta Fe County80,600Bernalillo County: 77,100 USDBernalillo County77,100Sandoval County: 77,100 USDSandoval County77,100Torrance County: 77,100 USDTorrance County77,100Valencia County: 77,100 USDValencia County77,100Lincoln County: 66,300 USDLincoln County66,300De Baca County: 66,000 USDDe Baca County66,000Roosevelt County: 59,800 USDRoosevelt County59,800Hidalgo County: 58,800 USDHidalgo County58,800Catron County: 58,600 USDCatron County58,600Grant County: 57,300 USDGrant County57,300Rio Arriba County: 57,000 USDRio Arriba County57,000Colfax County: 56,900 USDColfax County56,900Doña Ana County: 56,800 USDDoña Ana County56,800Curry County: 56,700 USDCurry County56,700Cibola County: 56,600 USDCibola County56,600Taos County: 55,600 USDTaos County55,600Chaves County: 55,500 USDChaves County55,500Socorro County: 54,900 USDSocorro County54,900San Juan County: 54,200 USDSan Juan County54,200Harding County: 53,900 USDHarding County53,900Otero County: 52,000 USDOtero County52,000Quay County: 51,400 USDQuay County51,400Union County: 50,100 USDUnion County50,100Luna County: 48,100 USDLuna County48,100Sierra County: 47,000 USDSierra County47,000McKinley County: 46,900 USDMcKinley County46,900Guadalupe County: 46,800 USDGuadalupe County46,800San Miguel County: 46,200 USDSan Miguel County46,200Mora County: 39,200 USDMora County39,200Los Alamos County: 167,100 USDLos Alamos County167,100Lea County: 86,800 USDLea County86,800Eddy County: 82,800 USDEddy County82,800Santa Fe County: 80,600 USDSanta Fe County80,600Bernalillo County: 77,100 USDBernalillo County77,100Sandoval County: 77,100 USDSandoval County77,100Torrance County: 77,100 USDTorrance County77,100Valencia County: 77,100 USDValencia County77,100Lincoln County: 66,300 USDLincoln County66,300De Baca County: 66,000 USDDe Baca County66,000Roosevelt County: 59,800 USDRoosevelt County59,800Hidalgo County: 58,800 USDHidalgo County58,800Catron County: 58,600 USDCatron County58,600Grant County: 57,300 USDGrant County57,300Rio Arriba County: 57,000 USDRio Arriba County57,000Colfax County: 56,900 USDColfax County56,900Doña Ana County: 56,800 USDDoña Ana County56,800Curry County: 56,700 USDCurry County56,700Cibola County: 56,600 USDCibola County56,600Taos County: 55,600 USDTaos County55,600Chaves County: 55,500 USDChaves County55,500Socorro County: 54,900 USDSocorro County54,900San Juan County: 54,200 USDSan Juan County54,200Harding County: 53,900 USDHarding County53,900Otero County: 52,000 USDOtero County52,000Quay County: 51,400 USDQuay County51,400Union County: 50,100 USDUnion County50,100Luna County: 48,100 USDLuna County48,100Sierra County: 47,000 USDSierra County47,000McKinley County: 46,900 USDMcKinley County46,900Guadalupe County: 46,800 USDGuadalupe County46,800San Miguel County: 46,200 USDSan Miguel County46,200Mora County: 39,200 USDMora County39,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Los Alamos County167,100+11.8%
2Lea County86,800+40.9%
3Eddy County82,800+13.6%
4Santa Fe County80,600+10.4%
5Bernalillo County77,100+14.2%
5Sandoval County77,100+14.2%
5Torrance County77,100+14.2%
5Valencia County77,100+14.2%
9Lincoln County66,300+11.1%
10De Baca County66,000+4.8%
11Roosevelt County59,800+7.9%
12Hidalgo County58,800+8.3%
13Catron County58,600+13.3%
14Grant County57,300+4%
15Rio Arriba County57,000+16.3%
16Colfax County56,900+9.2%
17Doña Ana County56,800+13.6%
18Curry County56,700+4.6%
19Cibola County56,600+11.9%
20Taos County55,600+11.2%
21Chaves County55,500+3.7%
22Socorro County54,900+22.3%
23San Juan County54,2000%
24Harding County53,900+7.2%
25Otero County52,000-4.4%
26Quay County51,400+25.7%
27Union County50,100+1.6%
28Luna County48,100+10.3%
29Sierra County47,000+7.3%
30McKinley County46,900+18.4%
31Guadalupe County46,800+9.9%
32San Miguel County46,200+4.5%
33Mora County39,200+11.7%

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $167,100 in 2022, 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 $39,200 in 2022.

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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