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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 2024, at $168,500. McKinley County had the lowest, at $49,800. The median was $67,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest168,500Los Alamos County
Lowest49,800McKinley County
Median67,40033 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 86,400 USDCatron County: 58,700 USDChaves County: 65,000 USDCibola County: 65,400 USDColfax County: 66,600 USDCurry County: 68,800 USDDe Baca County: 81,700 USDDoña Ana County: 65,800 USDEddy County: 101,800 USDGrant County: 71,900 USDGuadalupe County: 51,600 USDHarding County: 72,300 USDHidalgo County: 67,400 USDLea County: 73,800 USDLincoln County: 63,600 USDLos Alamos County: 168,500 USDLuna County: 54,800 USDMcKinley County: 49,800 USDMora County: 54,100 USDOtero County: 78,600 USDQuay County: 53,100 USDRio Arriba County: 69,400 USDRoosevelt County: 73,000 USDSandoval County: 86,400 USDSan Juan County: 61,600 USDSan Miguel County: 56,500 USDSanta Fe County: 91,500 USDSierra County: 61,900 USDSocorro County: 55,000 USDTaos County: 74,300 USDTorrance County: 86,400 USDUnion County: 55,200 USDValencia County: 86,400 USD
  • Under 55K
  • 55K to 63K
  • 63K to 67K
  • 67K to 73K
  • 73K to 86K
  • 86K and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Los Alamos County: 168,500 USDLos Alamos County168,500Eddy County: 101,800 USDEddy County101,800Santa Fe County: 91,500 USDSanta Fe County91,500Bernalillo County: 86,400 USDBernalillo County86,400Sandoval County: 86,400 USDSandoval County86,400Torrance County: 86,400 USDTorrance County86,400Valencia County: 86,400 USDValencia County86,400De Baca County: 81,700 USDDe Baca County81,700Otero County: 78,600 USDOtero County78,600Taos County: 74,300 USDTaos County74,300Lea County: 73,800 USDLea County73,800Roosevelt County: 73,000 USDRoosevelt County73,000Harding County: 72,300 USDHarding County72,300Grant County: 71,900 USDGrant County71,900Rio Arriba County: 69,400 USDRio Arriba County69,400Curry County: 68,800 USDCurry County68,800Hidalgo County: 67,400 USDHidalgo County67,400Colfax County: 66,600 USDColfax County66,600Doña Ana County: 65,800 USDDoña Ana County65,800Cibola County: 65,400 USDCibola County65,400Chaves County: 65,000 USDChaves County65,000Lincoln County: 63,600 USDLincoln County63,600Sierra County: 61,900 USDSierra County61,900San Juan County: 61,600 USDSan Juan County61,600Catron County: 58,700 USDCatron County58,700San Miguel County: 56,500 USDSan Miguel County56,500Union County: 55,200 USDUnion County55,200Socorro County: 55,000 USDSocorro County55,000Luna County: 54,800 USDLuna County54,800Mora County: 54,100 USDMora County54,100Quay County: 53,100 USDQuay County53,100Guadalupe County: 51,600 USDGuadalupe County51,600McKinley County: 49,800 USDMcKinley County49,800Los Alamos County: 168,500 USDLos Alamos County168,500Eddy County: 101,800 USDEddy County101,800Santa Fe County: 91,500 USDSanta Fe County91,500Bernalillo County: 86,400 USDBernalillo County86,400Sandoval County: 86,400 USDSandoval County86,400Torrance County: 86,400 USDTorrance County86,400Valencia County: 86,400 USDValencia County86,400De Baca County: 81,700 USDDe Baca County81,700Otero County: 78,600 USDOtero County78,600Taos County: 74,300 USDTaos County74,300Lea County: 73,800 USDLea County73,800Roosevelt County: 73,000 USDRoosevelt County73,000Harding County: 72,300 USDHarding County72,300Grant County: 71,900 USDGrant County71,900Rio Arriba County: 69,400 USDRio Arriba County69,400Curry County: 68,800 USDCurry County68,800Hidalgo County: 67,400 USDHidalgo County67,400Colfax County: 66,600 USDColfax County66,600Doña Ana County: 65,800 USDDoña Ana County65,800Cibola County: 65,400 USDCibola County65,400Chaves County: 65,000 USDChaves County65,000Lincoln County: 63,600 USDLincoln County63,600Sierra County: 61,900 USDSierra County61,900San Juan County: 61,600 USDSan Juan County61,600Catron County: 58,700 USDCatron County58,700San Miguel County: 56,500 USDSan Miguel County56,500Union County: 55,200 USDUnion County55,200Socorro County: 55,000 USDSocorro County55,000Luna County: 54,800 USDLuna County54,800Mora County: 54,100 USDMora County54,100Quay County: 53,100 USDQuay County53,100Guadalupe County: 51,600 USDGuadalupe County51,600McKinley County: 49,800 USDMcKinley County49,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Los Alamos County168,5000%
2Eddy County101,800+10.7%
3Santa Fe County91,500-4.3%
4Bernalillo County86,400-0.1%
4Sandoval County86,400-0.1%
4Torrance County86,400-0.1%
4Valencia County86,400-0.1%
8De Baca County81,700+9.1%
9Otero County78,600+13.4%
10Taos County74,300+3.3%
11Lea County73,800+13.2%
12Roosevelt County73,000+5.8%
13Harding County72,300+17.2%
14Grant County71,900+7.8%
15Rio Arriba County69,400-1.8%
16Curry County68,800+4.2%
17Hidalgo County67,400+1.7%
18Colfax County66,600+10.1%
19Doña Ana County65,800+10.4%
20Cibola County65,400+0.5%
21Chaves County65,000+0.6%
22Lincoln County63,600-6.6%
23Sierra County61,900-0.5%
24San Juan County61,600+0.8%
25Catron County58,700+1%
26San Miguel County56,500+7%
27Union County55,200+1.3%
28Socorro County55,000-2.8%
29Luna County54,800+3.6%
30Mora County54,100+8.2%
31Quay County53,100+15.2%
32Guadalupe County51,600+3.6%
33McKinley County49,800-10.8%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2024 (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 2024, 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 $49,800 in 2024.

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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