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Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Los Alamos County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2024, at 67.8%. Catron County had the lowest, at 31.7%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for New Mexico was 57.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.8Los Alamos County
Lowest31.7Catron County
Median53.133 counties
New Mexico57.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 62.4 %Catron County: 31.7 %Chaves County: 55.8 %Cibola County: 43.7 %Colfax County: 48 %Curry County: 63.3 %De Baca County: 62.8 %Doña Ana County: 58.3 %Eddy County: 62.1 %Grant County: 45.1 %Guadalupe County: 52 %Harding County: 50.5 %Hidalgo County: 53.6 %Lea County: 61.4 %Lincoln County: 51.8 %Los Alamos County: 67.8 %Luna County: 44.9 %McKinley County: 48.6 %Mora County: 46 %Otero County: 56 %Quay County: 55.5 %Rio Arriba County: 53.1 %Roosevelt County: 63.5 %Sandoval County: 59 %San Juan County: 53.1 %San Miguel County: 50.6 %Santa Fe County: 57.3 %Sierra County: 37.4 %Socorro County: 40.7 %Taos County: 55.4 %Torrance County: 53.7 %Union County: 44.1 %Valencia County: 52.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Los Alamos County: 67.8 %Los Alamos County67.8Roosevelt County: 63.5 %Roosevelt County63.5Curry County: 63.3 %Curry County63.3De Baca County: 62.8 %De Baca County62.8Bernalillo County: 62.4 %Bernalillo County62.4Eddy County: 62.1 %Eddy County62.1Lea County: 61.4 %Lea County61.4Sandoval County: 59 %Sandoval County59Doña Ana County: 58.3 %Doña Ana County58.3Santa Fe County: 57.3 %Santa Fe County57.3Otero County: 56 %Otero County56Chaves County: 55.8 %Chaves County55.8Quay County: 55.5 %Quay County55.5Taos County: 55.4 %Taos County55.4Torrance County: 53.7 %Torrance County53.7Hidalgo County: 53.6 %Hidalgo County53.6San Juan County: 53.1 %San Juan County53.1Rio Arriba County: 53.1 %Rio Arriba County53.1Valencia County: 52.4 %Valencia County52.4Guadalupe County: 52 %Guadalupe County52Lincoln County: 51.8 %Lincoln County51.8San Miguel County: 50.6 %San Miguel County50.6Harding County: 50.5 %Harding County50.5McKinley County: 48.6 %McKinley County48.6Colfax County: 48 %Colfax County48Mora County: 46 %Mora County46Grant County: 45.1 %Grant County45.1Luna County: 44.9 %Luna County44.9Union County: 44.1 %Union County44.1Cibola County: 43.7 %Cibola County43.7Socorro County: 40.7 %Socorro County40.7Sierra County: 37.4 %Sierra County37.4Catron County: 31.7 %Catron County31.7Los Alamos County: 67.8 %Los Alamos County67.8Roosevelt County: 63.5 %Roosevelt County63.5Curry County: 63.3 %Curry County63.3De Baca County: 62.8 %De Baca County62.8Bernalillo County: 62.4 %Bernalillo County62.4Eddy County: 62.1 %Eddy County62.1Lea County: 61.4 %Lea County61.4Sandoval County: 59 %Sandoval County59Doña Ana County: 58.3 %Doña Ana County58.3Santa Fe County: 57.3 %Santa Fe County57.3Otero County: 56 %Otero County56Chaves County: 55.8 %Chaves County55.8Quay County: 55.5 %Quay County55.5Taos County: 55.4 %Taos County55.4Torrance County: 53.7 %Torrance County53.7Hidalgo County: 53.6 %Hidalgo County53.6San Juan County: 53.1 %San Juan County53.1Rio Arriba County: 53.1 %Rio Arriba County53.1Valencia County: 52.4 %Valencia County52.4Guadalupe County: 52 %Guadalupe County52Lincoln County: 51.8 %Lincoln County51.8San Miguel County: 50.6 %San Miguel County50.6Harding County: 50.5 %Harding County50.5McKinley County: 48.6 %McKinley County48.6Colfax County: 48 %Colfax County48Mora County: 46 %Mora County46Grant County: 45.1 %Grant County45.1Luna County: 44.9 %Luna County44.9Union County: 44.1 %Union County44.1Cibola County: 43.7 %Cibola County43.7Socorro County: 40.7 %Socorro County40.7Sierra County: 37.4 %Sierra County37.4Catron County: 31.7 %Catron County31.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Los Alamos County67.8+0.5 pts
2Roosevelt County63.5+0.6 pts
3Curry County63.3+0.1 pts
4De Baca County62.8+1.1 pts
5Bernalillo County62.4-0.4 pts
6Eddy County62.1+0.4 pts
7Lea County61.4-0.4 pts
8Sandoval County59-0.1 pts
9Doña Ana County58.3+0.5 pts
10Santa Fe County57.3-0.1 pts
11Otero County56+0.2 pts
12Chaves County55.8-0.3 pts
13Quay County55.5+3.3 pts
14Taos County55.4+2.8 pts
15Torrance County53.7+4.6 pts
16Hidalgo County53.6+1.3 pts
17San Juan County53.1-0 pts
18Rio Arriba County53.1+1.1 pts
19Valencia County52.4-0.4 pts
20Guadalupe County52+2.7 pts
21Lincoln County51.8-2.3 pts
22San Miguel County50.6+0.1 pts
23Harding County50.50 pts
24McKinley County48.6+0.5 pts
25Colfax County48-0.9 pts
26Mora County46-0.6 pts
27Grant County45.1+0.4 pts
28Luna County44.9-1.7 pts
29Union County44.1-3.7 pts
30Cibola County43.7+1 pts
31Socorro County40.7-3.6 pts
32Sierra County37.4+1 pts
33Catron County31.7-3.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Los Alamos County, with 67.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Catron County, with 31.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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