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

Los Alamos County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2022, at 67.5%. Catron County had the lowest, at 30.7%. The median was 51.8% and the figure for New Mexico was 57.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.5Los Alamos County
Lowest30.7Catron County
Median51.833 counties
New Mexico57.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 62.6 %Catron County: 30.7 %Chaves County: 56.1 %Cibola County: 45.1 %Colfax County: 50.6 %Curry County: 63.6 %De Baca County: 60.9 %Doña Ana County: 57.4 %Eddy County: 61.1 %Grant County: 45.4 %Guadalupe County: 49.5 %Harding County: 55.5 %Hidalgo County: 52.1 %Lea County: 62.3 %Lincoln County: 51.5 %Los Alamos County: 67.5 %Luna County: 46.2 %McKinley County: 48.5 %Mora County: 38.8 %Otero County: 54.1 %Quay County: 52.9 %Rio Arriba County: 51.3 %Roosevelt County: 62.6 %Sandoval County: 59.5 %San Juan County: 53 %San Miguel County: 50.3 %Santa Fe County: 57.7 %Sierra County: 38.1 %Socorro County: 40.8 %Taos County: 50.9 %Torrance County: 49.8 %Union County: 43.9 %Valencia County: 51.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Los Alamos County: 67.5 %Los Alamos County67.5Curry County: 63.6 %Curry County63.6Bernalillo County: 62.6 %Bernalillo County62.6Roosevelt County: 62.6 %Roosevelt County62.6Lea County: 62.3 %Lea County62.3Eddy County: 61.1 %Eddy County61.1De Baca County: 60.9 %De Baca County60.9Sandoval County: 59.5 %Sandoval County59.5Santa Fe County: 57.7 %Santa Fe County57.7Doña Ana County: 57.4 %Doña Ana County57.4Chaves County: 56.1 %Chaves County56.1Harding County: 55.5 %Harding County55.5Otero County: 54.1 %Otero County54.1San Juan County: 53 %San Juan County53Quay County: 52.9 %Quay County52.9Hidalgo County: 52.1 %Hidalgo County52.1Valencia County: 51.8 %Valencia County51.8Lincoln County: 51.5 %Lincoln County51.5Rio Arriba County: 51.3 %Rio Arriba County51.3Taos County: 50.9 %Taos County50.9Colfax County: 50.6 %Colfax County50.6San Miguel County: 50.3 %San Miguel County50.3Torrance County: 49.8 %Torrance County49.8Guadalupe County: 49.5 %Guadalupe County49.5McKinley County: 48.5 %McKinley County48.5Luna County: 46.2 %Luna County46.2Grant County: 45.4 %Grant County45.4Cibola County: 45.1 %Cibola County45.1Union County: 43.9 %Union County43.9Socorro County: 40.8 %Socorro County40.8Mora County: 38.8 %Mora County38.8Sierra County: 38.1 %Sierra County38.1Catron County: 30.7 %Catron County30.7Los Alamos County: 67.5 %Los Alamos County67.5Curry County: 63.6 %Curry County63.6Bernalillo County: 62.6 %Bernalillo County62.6Roosevelt County: 62.6 %Roosevelt County62.6Lea County: 62.3 %Lea County62.3Eddy County: 61.1 %Eddy County61.1De Baca County: 60.9 %De Baca County60.9Sandoval County: 59.5 %Sandoval County59.5Santa Fe County: 57.7 %Santa Fe County57.7Doña Ana County: 57.4 %Doña Ana County57.4Chaves County: 56.1 %Chaves County56.1Harding County: 55.5 %Harding County55.5Otero County: 54.1 %Otero County54.1San Juan County: 53 %San Juan County53Quay County: 52.9 %Quay County52.9Hidalgo County: 52.1 %Hidalgo County52.1Valencia County: 51.8 %Valencia County51.8Lincoln County: 51.5 %Lincoln County51.5Rio Arriba County: 51.3 %Rio Arriba County51.3Taos County: 50.9 %Taos County50.9Colfax County: 50.6 %Colfax County50.6San Miguel County: 50.3 %San Miguel County50.3Torrance County: 49.8 %Torrance County49.8Guadalupe County: 49.5 %Guadalupe County49.5McKinley County: 48.5 %McKinley County48.5Luna County: 46.2 %Luna County46.2Grant County: 45.4 %Grant County45.4Cibola County: 45.1 %Cibola County45.1Union County: 43.9 %Union County43.9Socorro County: 40.8 %Socorro County40.8Mora County: 38.8 %Mora County38.8Sierra County: 38.1 %Sierra County38.1Catron County: 30.7 %Catron County30.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Los Alamos County67.5-1 pts
2Curry County63.6-1.3 pts
3Bernalillo County62.60 pts
4Roosevelt County62.6+0.5 pts
5Lea County62.3+1.5 pts
6Eddy County61.1-0.5 pts
7De Baca County60.9+8.5 pts
8Sandoval County59.5-0 pts
9Santa Fe County57.7-0 pts
10Doña Ana County57.4+1.1 pts
11Chaves County56.1-0.9 pts
12Harding County55.5-1.9 pts
13Otero County54.1+1.3 pts
14San Juan County53+0.2 pts
15Quay County52.9+4.6 pts
16Hidalgo County52.1+0.9 pts
17Valencia County51.8+0.1 pts
18Lincoln County51.5+2 pts
19Rio Arriba County51.3-0.4 pts
20Taos County50.9-0.5 pts
21Colfax County50.6+1.3 pts
22San Miguel County50.3+2.4 pts
23Torrance County49.8+4 pts
24Guadalupe County49.5+6 pts
25McKinley County48.5-0.7 pts
26Luna County46.2+0.8 pts
27Grant County45.4+0.9 pts
28Cibola County45.1+0.7 pts
29Union County43.9-0.3 pts
30Socorro County40.8-1.6 pts
31Mora County38.8-0.6 pts
32Sierra County38.1-0.6 pts
33Catron County30.7+4.6 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

MLA 9

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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 67.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Catron County, with 30.7% in 2022.

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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