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Counties in New Mexico by median household income

Los Alamos County had the highest median household income of 33 counties in 2021, at $123,677. De Baca County had the lowest, at $32,750. The median was $46,949 and the figure for New Mexico was $54,020. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest123,677Los Alamos County
Lowest32,750De Baca County
Median46,94933 counties
New Mexico54,020History

All counties, 2021

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Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 123,677 USD123,677Sandoval CountySandoval County: 68,947 USD68,947Eddy CountyEddy County: 67,759 USD67,759Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 64,423 USD64,423Lea CountyLea County: 62,319 USD62,319Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 56,920 USD56,920Valencia CountyValencia County: 53,752 USD53,752Curry CountyCurry County: 51,199 USD51,199Taos CountyTaos County: 49,481 USD49,481Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 47,897 USD47,897Chaves CountyChaves County: 47,620 USD47,620San Juan CountySan Juan County: 47,485 USD47,485Cibola CountyCibola County: 47,300 USD47,300Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47,247 USD47,247Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 47,151 USD47,151Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 46,994 USD46,994Otero CountyOtero County: 46,949 USD46,949Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 46,097 USD46,097Torrance CountyTorrance County: 44,819 USD44,819McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 40,262 USD40,262Colfax CountyColfax County: 39,483 USD39,483Grant CountyGrant County: 39,429 USD39,429Socorro CountySocorro County: 38,242 USD38,242Catron CountyCatron County: 37,623 USD37,623Mora CountyMora County: 37,549 USD37,549Union CountyUnion County: 37,443 USD37,443San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 36,492 USD36,492Sierra CountySierra County: 35,939 USD35,939Harding CountyHarding County: 35,900 USD35,900Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 35,409 USD35,409Luna CountyLuna County: 33,914 USD33,914Quay CountyQuay County: 33,067 USD33,067De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 32,750 USD32,750
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Los Alamos County123,677
2Sandoval County68,947
3Eddy County67,759
4Santa Fe County64,423
5Lea County62,319
6Bernalillo County56,920
7Valencia County53,752
8Curry County51,199
9Taos County49,481
10Roosevelt County47,897
11Chaves County47,620
12San Juan County47,485
13Cibola County47,300
14Lincoln County47,247
15Doña Ana County47,151
16Rio Arriba County46,994
17Otero County46,949
18Hidalgo County46,097
19Torrance County44,819
20McKinley County40,262
21Colfax County39,483
22Grant County39,429
23Socorro County38,242
24Catron County37,623
25Mora County37,549
26Union County37,443
27San Miguel County36,492
28Sierra County35,939
29Harding County35,900
30Guadalupe County35,409
31Luna County33,914
32Quay County33,067
33De Baca County32,750

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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. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Los Alamos County, with $123,677 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

De Baca County, with $32,750 in 2021.

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.

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