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Counties in New Mexico by per capita personal income

Los Alamos County had the highest per capita personal income of 33 counties in 2016, at $66,989. McKinley County had the lowest, at $25,401. The median was $35,387 and the figure for New Mexico was $38,485. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest66,989Los Alamos County
Lowest25,401McKinley County
Median35,38733 counties
New Mexico38,485History

Map of counties, 2016

Bernalillo County: 41,079 USDCatron County: 30,628 USDChaves County: 35,700 USDCibola County: 26,026 USDColfax County: 37,983 USDCurry County: 40,449 USDDe Baca County: 43,872 USDDoña Ana County: 34,238 USDEddy County: 44,129 USDGrant County: 36,124 USDGuadalupe County: 32,055 USDHarding County: 37,580 USDHidalgo County: 38,486 USDLea County: 36,479 USDLincoln County: 38,933 USDLos Alamos County: 66,989 USDLuna County: 28,800 USDMcKinley County: 25,401 USDMora County: 43,118 USDOtero County: 33,095 USDQuay County: 34,229 USDRio Arriba County: 32,296 USDRoosevelt County: 36,264 USDSandoval County: 40,156 USDSan Juan County: 33,469 USDSan Miguel County: 32,786 USDSanta Fe County: 53,566 USDSierra County: 34,265 USDSocorro County: 32,417 USDTaos County: 34,117 USDTorrance County: 30,286 USDUnion County: 35,387 USDValencia County: 32,697 USD
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USD, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Los Alamos County: 66,989 USDLos Alamos County66,989Santa Fe County: 53,566 USDSanta Fe County53,566Eddy County: 44,129 USDEddy County44,129De Baca County: 43,872 USDDe Baca County43,872Mora County: 43,118 USDMora County43,118Bernalillo County: 41,079 USDBernalillo County41,079Curry County: 40,449 USDCurry County40,449Sandoval County: 40,156 USDSandoval County40,156Lincoln County: 38,933 USDLincoln County38,933Hidalgo County: 38,486 USDHidalgo County38,486Colfax County: 37,983 USDColfax County37,983Harding County: 37,580 USDHarding County37,580Lea County: 36,479 USDLea County36,479Roosevelt County: 36,264 USDRoosevelt County36,264Grant County: 36,124 USDGrant County36,124Chaves County: 35,700 USDChaves County35,700Union County: 35,387 USDUnion County35,387Sierra County: 34,265 USDSierra County34,265Doña Ana County: 34,238 USDDoña Ana County34,238Quay County: 34,229 USDQuay County34,229Taos County: 34,117 USDTaos County34,117San Juan County: 33,469 USDSan Juan County33,469Otero County: 33,095 USDOtero County33,095San Miguel County: 32,786 USDSan Miguel County32,786Valencia County: 32,697 USDValencia County32,697Socorro County: 32,417 USDSocorro County32,417Rio Arriba County: 32,296 USDRio Arriba County32,296Guadalupe County: 32,055 USDGuadalupe County32,055Catron County: 30,628 USDCatron County30,628Torrance County: 30,286 USDTorrance County30,286Luna County: 28,800 USDLuna County28,800Cibola County: 26,026 USDCibola County26,026McKinley County: 25,401 USDMcKinley County25,401Los Alamos County: 66,989 USDLos Alamos County66,989Santa Fe County: 53,566 USDSanta Fe County53,566Eddy County: 44,129 USDEddy County44,129De Baca County: 43,872 USDDe Baca County43,872Mora County: 43,118 USDMora County43,118Bernalillo County: 41,079 USDBernalillo County41,079Curry County: 40,449 USDCurry County40,449Sandoval County: 40,156 USDSandoval County40,156Lincoln County: 38,933 USDLincoln County38,933Hidalgo County: 38,486 USDHidalgo County38,486Colfax County: 37,983 USDColfax County37,983Harding County: 37,580 USDHarding County37,580Lea County: 36,479 USDLea County36,479Roosevelt County: 36,264 USDRoosevelt County36,264Grant County: 36,124 USDGrant County36,124Chaves County: 35,700 USDChaves County35,700Union County: 35,387 USDUnion County35,387Sierra County: 34,265 USDSierra County34,265Doña Ana County: 34,238 USDDoña Ana County34,238Quay County: 34,229 USDQuay County34,229Taos County: 34,117 USDTaos County34,117San Juan County: 33,469 USDSan Juan County33,469Otero County: 33,095 USDOtero County33,095San Miguel County: 32,786 USDSan Miguel County32,786Valencia County: 32,697 USDValencia County32,697Socorro County: 32,417 USDSocorro County32,417Rio Arriba County: 32,296 USDRio Arriba County32,296Guadalupe County: 32,055 USDGuadalupe County32,055Catron County: 30,628 USDCatron County30,628Torrance County: 30,286 USDTorrance County30,286Luna County: 28,800 USDLuna County28,800Cibola County: 26,026 USDCibola County26,026McKinley County: 25,401 USDMcKinley County25,401
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Los Alamos County66,989+4.8%
2Santa Fe County53,566+5.1%
3Eddy County44,129-7.3%
4De Baca County43,872+3.9%
5Mora County43,118-7.4%
6Bernalillo County41,079+3.6%
7Curry County40,449+1.7%
8Sandoval County40,156+3.7%
9Lincoln County38,933-2.1%
10Hidalgo County38,486+0.2%
11Colfax County37,983+0.9%
12Harding County37,580-2%
13Lea County36,479-7.8%
14Roosevelt County36,264+0.4%
15Grant County36,124-0.2%
16Chaves County35,700-0.2%
17Union County35,387+4.8%
18Sierra County34,265+1%
19Doña Ana County34,238+3.1%
20Quay County34,229+2.2%
21Taos County34,117+0.8%
22San Juan County33,469-3%
23Otero County33,095+1.6%
24San Miguel County32,786+0.1%
25Valencia County32,697+3.9%
26Socorro County32,417+1.2%
27Rio Arriba County32,296+0.6%
28Guadalupe County32,055-0.4%
29Catron County30,628-3.6%
30Torrance County30,286+1.1%
31Luna County28,800-0.2%
32Cibola County26,0260%
33McKinley County25,401+1.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in New Mexico by per capita personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in New Mexico by per capita personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in New Mexico by per capita personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in New Mexico by per capita personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/new-mexico-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Los Alamos County, with $66,989 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

McKinley County, with $25,401 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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