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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 2025, at $179,000. McKinley County had the lowest, at $46,000. The median was $72,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest179,000Los Alamos County
Lowest46,000McKinley County
Median72,10033 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Bernalillo County: 91,400 USDCatron County: 66,100 USDChaves County: 65,900 USDCibola County: 69,300 USDColfax County: 70,300 USDCurry County: 73,500 USDDe Baca County: 88,500 USDDoña Ana County: 70,700 USDEddy County: 105,300 USDGrant County: 80,400 USDGuadalupe County: 59,500 USDHarding County: 88,000 USDHidalgo County: 70,900 USDLea County: 79,900 USDLincoln County: 75,400 USDLos Alamos County: 179,000 USDLuna County: 55,300 USDMcKinley County: 46,000 USDMora County: 57,500 USDOtero County: 61,000 USDQuay County: 55,400 USDRio Arriba County: 74,900 USDRoosevelt County: 72,100 USDSandoval County: 91,400 USDSan Juan County: 75,600 USDSan Miguel County: 68,800 USDSanta Fe County: 99,500 USDSierra County: 62,000 USDSocorro County: 63,800 USDTaos County: 84,400 USDTorrance County: 91,400 USDUnion County: 66,600 USDValencia County: 91,400 USD
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  • 61K to 68K
  • 68K to 72K
  • 72K to 80K
  • 80K to 91K
  • 91K and over
USD, 2025. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Los Alamos County: 179,000 USDLos Alamos County179,000Eddy County: 105,300 USDEddy County105,300Santa Fe County: 99,500 USDSanta Fe County99,500Bernalillo County: 91,400 USDBernalillo County91,400Sandoval County: 91,400 USDSandoval County91,400Torrance County: 91,400 USDTorrance County91,400Valencia County: 91,400 USDValencia County91,400De Baca County: 88,500 USDDe Baca County88,500Harding County: 88,000 USDHarding County88,000Taos County: 84,400 USDTaos County84,400Grant County: 80,400 USDGrant County80,400Lea County: 79,900 USDLea County79,900San Juan County: 75,600 USDSan Juan County75,600Lincoln County: 75,400 USDLincoln County75,400Rio Arriba County: 74,900 USDRio Arriba County74,900Curry County: 73,500 USDCurry County73,500Roosevelt County: 72,100 USDRoosevelt County72,100Hidalgo County: 70,900 USDHidalgo County70,900Doña Ana County: 70,700 USDDoña Ana County70,700Colfax County: 70,300 USDColfax County70,300Cibola County: 69,300 USDCibola County69,300San Miguel County: 68,800 USDSan Miguel County68,800Union County: 66,600 USDUnion County66,600Catron County: 66,100 USDCatron County66,100Chaves County: 65,900 USDChaves County65,900Socorro County: 63,800 USDSocorro County63,800Sierra County: 62,000 USDSierra County62,000Otero County: 61,000 USDOtero County61,000Guadalupe County: 59,500 USDGuadalupe County59,500Mora County: 57,500 USDMora County57,500Quay County: 55,400 USDQuay County55,400Luna County: 55,300 USDLuna County55,300McKinley County: 46,000 USDMcKinley County46,000Los Alamos County: 179,000 USDLos Alamos County179,000Eddy County: 105,300 USDEddy County105,300Santa Fe County: 99,500 USDSanta Fe County99,500Bernalillo County: 91,400 USDBernalillo County91,400Sandoval County: 91,400 USDSandoval County91,400Torrance County: 91,400 USDTorrance County91,400Valencia County: 91,400 USDValencia County91,400De Baca County: 88,500 USDDe Baca County88,500Harding County: 88,000 USDHarding County88,000Taos County: 84,400 USDTaos County84,400Grant County: 80,400 USDGrant County80,400Lea County: 79,900 USDLea County79,900San Juan County: 75,600 USDSan Juan County75,600Lincoln County: 75,400 USDLincoln County75,400Rio Arriba County: 74,900 USDRio Arriba County74,900Curry County: 73,500 USDCurry County73,500Roosevelt County: 72,100 USDRoosevelt County72,100Hidalgo County: 70,900 USDHidalgo County70,900Doña Ana County: 70,700 USDDoña Ana County70,700Colfax County: 70,300 USDColfax County70,300Cibola County: 69,300 USDCibola County69,300San Miguel County: 68,800 USDSan Miguel County68,800Union County: 66,600 USDUnion County66,600Catron County: 66,100 USDCatron County66,100Chaves County: 65,900 USDChaves County65,900Socorro County: 63,800 USDSocorro County63,800Sierra County: 62,000 USDSierra County62,000Otero County: 61,000 USDOtero County61,000Guadalupe County: 59,500 USDGuadalupe County59,500Mora County: 57,500 USDMora County57,500Quay County: 55,400 USDQuay County55,400Luna County: 55,300 USDLuna County55,300McKinley County: 46,000 USDMcKinley County46,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Los Alamos County179,000+6.2%
2Eddy County105,300+3.4%
3Santa Fe County99,500+8.7%
4Bernalillo County91,400+5.8%
4Sandoval County91,400+5.8%
4Torrance County91,400+5.8%
4Valencia County91,400+5.8%
8De Baca County88,500+8.3%
9Harding County88,000+21.7%
10Taos County84,400+13.6%
11Grant County80,400+11.8%
12Lea County79,900+8.3%
13San Juan County75,600+22.7%
14Lincoln County75,400+18.6%
15Rio Arriba County74,900+7.9%
16Curry County73,500+6.8%
17Roosevelt County72,100-1.2%
18Hidalgo County70,900+5.2%
19Doña Ana County70,700+7.4%
20Colfax County70,300+5.6%
21Cibola County69,300+6%
22San Miguel County68,800+21.8%
23Union County66,600+20.7%
24Catron County66,100+12.6%
25Chaves County65,900+1.4%
26Socorro County63,800+16%
27Sierra County62,000+0.2%
28Otero County61,000-22.4%
29Guadalupe County59,500+15.3%
30Mora County57,500+6.3%
31Quay County55,400+4.3%
32Luna County55,300+0.9%
33McKinley County46,000-7.6%

Other periods

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/il25/Section8-FY25.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. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2025.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Mexico by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with $179,000 in 2025, 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 $46,000 in 2025.

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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