Counties in New Mexico by median household income, 2024

Los Alamos County had the highest median household income of 32 counties in 2024, at $147,139. Luna County had the lowest, at $36,419. The median was $53,429 and the figure for New Mexico was $64,059. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest147,139Los Alamos County
Lowest36,419Luna County
Median53,42932 counties
New Mexico64,059History

All counties, 2024

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Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 147,139 USD147,139Sandoval CountySandoval County: 86,636 USD86,636Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 79,071 USD79,071Eddy CountyEddy County: 78,426 USD78,426Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 69,473 USD69,473Lea CountyLea County: 68,015 USD68,015Taos CountyTaos County: 58,950 USD58,950Valencia CountyValencia County: 58,933 USD58,933Torrance CountyTorrance County: 57,842 USD57,842Curry CountyCurry County: 57,309 USD57,309Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 57,155 USD57,155Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 56,848 USD56,848Otero CountyOtero County: 55,876 USD55,876San Juan CountySan Juan County: 55,872 USD55,872Mora CountyMora County: 53,663 USD53,663Colfax CountyColfax County: 53,554 USD53,554Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 53,303 USD53,303Chaves CountyChaves County: 52,938 USD52,938Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 52,685 USD52,685Cibola CountyCibola County: 50,759 USD50,759Catron CountyCatron County: 49,864 USD49,864San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 49,431 USD49,431Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 48,882 USD48,882Harding CountyHarding County: 48,553 USD48,553McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 47,668 USD47,668Union CountyUnion County: 46,694 USD46,694Grant CountyGrant County: 44,958 USD44,958Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 42,750 USD42,750Quay CountyQuay County: 41,946 USD41,946Sierra CountySierra County: 41,600 USD41,600Socorro CountySocorro County: 36,570 USD36,570Luna CountyLuna County: 36,419 USD36,419
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Los Alamos County147,139+2.8%
2Sandoval County86,636+3.1%
3Santa Fe County79,071+5.9%
4Eddy County78,426-1.5%
5Bernalillo County69,473+4.4%
6Lea County68,015-1.1%
7Taos County58,950+0.1%
8Valencia County58,933+1%
9Torrance County57,842+25.1%
10Curry County57,309+1.9%
11Rio Arriba County57,155+6%
12Doña Ana County56,848+2.1%
13Otero County55,876+6%
14San Juan County55,872+5.4%
15Mora County53,663+6.9%
16Colfax County53,554+1.6%
17Lincoln County53,303+3.2%
18Chaves County52,938+1.7%
19Roosevelt County52,685+0.5%
20Cibola County50,759-1.9%
21Catron County49,864+7.4%
22San Miguel County49,431+4.3%
23Hidalgo County48,882-0.4%
24Harding County48,553+17.7%
25McKinley County47,668+7.1%
26Union County46,694+3%
27Grant County44,958-2.1%
28Guadalupe County42,750+6.5%
29Quay County41,946-4%
30Sierra County41,600+9.9%
31Socorro County36,570-23.1%
32Luna County36,419-4%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Los Alamos County, with $147,139 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Luna County, with $36,419 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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