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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 2023, at $168,500. Quay County had the lowest, at $46,100. The median was $65,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest168,500Los Alamos County
Lowest46,100Quay County
Median65,20033 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 86,500 USDCatron County: 58,100 USDChaves County: 64,600 USDCibola County: 65,100 USDColfax County: 60,500 USDCurry County: 66,000 USDDe Baca County: 74,900 USDDoña Ana County: 59,600 USDEddy County: 92,000 USDGrant County: 66,700 USDGuadalupe County: 49,800 USDHarding County: 61,700 USDHidalgo County: 66,300 USDLea County: 65,200 USDLincoln County: 68,100 USDLos Alamos County: 168,500 USDLuna County: 52,900 USDMcKinley County: 55,800 USDMora County: 50,000 USDOtero County: 69,300 USDQuay County: 46,100 USDRio Arriba County: 70,700 USDRoosevelt County: 69,000 USDSandoval County: 86,500 USDSan Juan County: 61,100 USDSan Miguel County: 52,800 USDSanta Fe County: 95,600 USDSierra County: 62,200 USDSocorro County: 56,600 USDTaos County: 71,900 USDTorrance County: 86,500 USDUnion County: 54,500 USDValencia County: 86,500 USD
  • Under 55K
  • 55K to 61K
  • 61K to 65K
  • 65K to 69K
  • 69K to 87K
  • 87K and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Los Alamos County: 168,500 USDLos Alamos County168,500Santa Fe County: 95,600 USDSanta Fe County95,600Eddy County: 92,000 USDEddy County92,000Bernalillo County: 86,500 USDBernalillo County86,500Sandoval County: 86,500 USDSandoval County86,500Torrance County: 86,500 USDTorrance County86,500Valencia County: 86,500 USDValencia County86,500De Baca County: 74,900 USDDe Baca County74,900Taos County: 71,900 USDTaos County71,900Rio Arriba County: 70,700 USDRio Arriba County70,700Otero County: 69,300 USDOtero County69,300Roosevelt County: 69,000 USDRoosevelt County69,000Lincoln County: 68,100 USDLincoln County68,100Grant County: 66,700 USDGrant County66,700Hidalgo County: 66,300 USDHidalgo County66,300Curry County: 66,000 USDCurry County66,000Lea County: 65,200 USDLea County65,200Cibola County: 65,100 USDCibola County65,100Chaves County: 64,600 USDChaves County64,600Sierra County: 62,200 USDSierra County62,200Harding County: 61,700 USDHarding County61,700San Juan County: 61,100 USDSan Juan County61,100Colfax County: 60,500 USDColfax County60,500Doña Ana County: 59,600 USDDoña Ana County59,600Catron County: 58,100 USDCatron County58,100Socorro County: 56,600 USDSocorro County56,600McKinley County: 55,800 USDMcKinley County55,800Union County: 54,500 USDUnion County54,500Luna County: 52,900 USDLuna County52,900San Miguel County: 52,800 USDSan Miguel County52,800Mora County: 50,000 USDMora County50,000Guadalupe County: 49,800 USDGuadalupe County49,800Quay County: 46,100 USDQuay County46,100Los Alamos County: 168,500 USDLos Alamos County168,500Santa Fe County: 95,600 USDSanta Fe County95,600Eddy County: 92,000 USDEddy County92,000Bernalillo County: 86,500 USDBernalillo County86,500Sandoval County: 86,500 USDSandoval County86,500Torrance County: 86,500 USDTorrance County86,500Valencia County: 86,500 USDValencia County86,500De Baca County: 74,900 USDDe Baca County74,900Taos County: 71,900 USDTaos County71,900Rio Arriba County: 70,700 USDRio Arriba County70,700Otero County: 69,300 USDOtero County69,300Roosevelt County: 69,000 USDRoosevelt County69,000Lincoln County: 68,100 USDLincoln County68,100Grant County: 66,700 USDGrant County66,700Hidalgo County: 66,300 USDHidalgo County66,300Curry County: 66,000 USDCurry County66,000Lea County: 65,200 USDLea County65,200Cibola County: 65,100 USDCibola County65,100Chaves County: 64,600 USDChaves County64,600Sierra County: 62,200 USDSierra County62,200Harding County: 61,700 USDHarding County61,700San Juan County: 61,100 USDSan Juan County61,100Colfax County: 60,500 USDColfax County60,500Doña Ana County: 59,600 USDDoña Ana County59,600Catron County: 58,100 USDCatron County58,100Socorro County: 56,600 USDSocorro County56,600McKinley County: 55,800 USDMcKinley County55,800Union County: 54,500 USDUnion County54,500Luna County: 52,900 USDLuna County52,900San Miguel County: 52,800 USDSan Miguel County52,800Mora County: 50,000 USDMora County50,000Guadalupe County: 49,800 USDGuadalupe County49,800Quay County: 46,100 USDQuay County46,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Los Alamos County168,500+0.8%
2Santa Fe County95,600+18.6%
3Eddy County92,000+11.1%
4Bernalillo County86,500+12.2%
4Sandoval County86,500+12.2%
4Torrance County86,500+12.2%
4Valencia County86,500+12.2%
8De Baca County74,900+13.5%
9Taos County71,900+29.3%
10Rio Arriba County70,700+24%
11Otero County69,300+33.3%
12Roosevelt County69,000+15.4%
13Lincoln County68,100+2.7%
14Grant County66,700+16.4%
15Hidalgo County66,300+12.8%
16Curry County66,000+16.4%
17Lea County65,200-24.9%
18Cibola County65,100+15%
19Chaves County64,600+16.4%
20Sierra County62,200+32.3%
21Harding County61,700+14.5%
22San Juan County61,100+12.7%
23Colfax County60,500+6.3%
24Doña Ana County59,600+4.9%
25Catron County58,100-0.9%
26Socorro County56,600+3.1%
27McKinley County55,800+19%
28Union County54,500+8.8%
29Luna County52,900+10%
30San Miguel County52,800+14.3%
31Mora County50,000+27.6%
32Guadalupe County49,800+6.4%
33Quay County46,100-10.3%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.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. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $168,500 in 2023, 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)?

Quay County, with $46,100 in 2023.

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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