Counties in New Mexico by natural change, July to June

Bernalillo County had the highest natural change, July to June of 33 counties in 2017, at 1,594. Sierra County had the lowest, at -162. The median was 58 and the figure for New Mexico was 5,652. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,594Bernalillo County
Lowest-162Sierra County
Median5833 counties
New Mexico5,652History

All counties, 2017

Bernalillo County: 1,594 personsBernalillo County1,594Doña Ana County: 1,227 personsDoña Ana County1,227San Juan County: 516 personsSan Juan County516Lea County: 481 personsLea County481Curry County: 447 personsCurry County447Otero County: 328 personsOtero County328Sandoval County: 305 personsSandoval County305Eddy County: 261 personsEddy County261McKinley County: 208 personsMcKinley County208Valencia County: 176 personsValencia County176Chaves County: 149 personsChaves County149Santa Fe County: 105 personsSanta Fe County105Luna County: 90 personsLuna County90Roosevelt County: 82 personsRoosevelt County82Cibola County: 74 personsCibola County74Rio Arriba County: 64 personsRio Arriba County64Los Alamos County: 58 personsLos Alamos County58Mora County: 11 personsMora County11Hidalgo County: 9 personsHidalgo County9Torrance County: 3 personsTorrance County3Union County: -3 personsUnion County-3Harding County: -5 personsHarding County-5De Baca County: -14 personsDe Baca County-14Guadalupe County: -15 personsGuadalupe County-15Socorro County: -15 personsSocorro County-15San Miguel County: -23 personsSan Miguel County-23Catron County: -29 personsCatron County-29Colfax County: -31 personsColfax County-31Quay County: -34 personsQuay County-34Taos County: -40 personsTaos County-40Lincoln County: -80 personsLincoln County-80Grant County: -85 personsGrant County-85Sierra County: -162 personsSierra County-162
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
persons
Change on 2016
1Bernalillo County Estimated1,594-24.6%
2Doña Ana County Estimated1,227-4.7%
3San Juan County Estimated516-29.8%
4Lea County Estimated481-23.4%
5Curry County Estimated447-0.7%
6Otero County Estimated328+4.5%
7Sandoval County Estimated305-26%
8Eddy County Estimated261-5.8%
9McKinley County Estimated208-49.1%
10Valencia County Estimated176+8%
11Chaves County Estimated149-44.6%
12Santa Fe County Estimated105+176.3%
13Luna County Estimated90+3.4%
14Roosevelt County Estimated82-39.7%
15Cibola County Estimated74+32.1%
16Rio Arriba County Estimated64-22.9%
17Los Alamos County Estimated58+48.7%
18Mora County Estimated11+191.7%
19Hidalgo County Estimated9+125%
20Torrance County Estimated3+127.3%
21Union County Estimated-3+40%
22Harding County Estimated-5-25%
23De Baca County Estimated-14+33.3%
24Guadalupe County Estimated-15-160%
24Socorro County Estimated-15-132.6%
26San Miguel County Estimated-23+54.9%
27Catron County Estimated-29-70.6%
28Colfax County Estimated-31+38%
29Quay County Estimated-34-13.3%
30Taos County Estimated-400%
31Lincoln County Estimated-80-1,233.3%
32Grant County Estimated-85-28.8%
33Sierra County Estimated-162+9%

Other periods

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Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.

Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in New Mexico by natural change, July to June, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in New Mexico by natural change, July to June, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/new-mexico-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in New Mexico by natural change, July to June, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/new-mexico-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in New Mexico by natural change, July to June, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/new-mexico-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?

Bernalillo County, with 1,594 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?

Sierra County, with -162 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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