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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 2018, at $70,384. McKinley County had the lowest, at $26,744. The median was $36,898 and the figure for New Mexico was $40,982. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest70,384Los Alamos County
Lowest26,744McKinley County
Median36,89833 counties
New Mexico40,982History

Map of counties, 2018

Bernalillo County: 43,407 USDCatron County: 32,540 USDChaves County: 38,664 USDCibola County: 27,162 USDColfax County: 38,686 USDCurry County: 41,977 USDDe Baca County: 45,086 USDDoña Ana County: 35,767 USDEddy County: 51,491 USDGrant County: 39,192 USDGuadalupe County: 32,943 USDHarding County: 38,038 USDHidalgo County: 41,079 USDLea County: 45,460 USDLincoln County: 39,628 USDLos Alamos County: 70,384 USDLuna County: 29,800 USDMcKinley County: 26,744 USDMora County: 40,612 USDOtero County: 34,460 USDQuay County: 36,898 USDRio Arriba County: 33,766 USDRoosevelt County: 37,825 USDSandoval County: 41,603 USDSan Juan County: 35,799 USDSan Miguel County: 34,818 USDSanta Fe County: 57,163 USDSierra County: 36,472 USDSocorro County: 33,691 USDTaos County: 36,165 USDTorrance County: 32,404 USDUnion County: 34,171 USDValencia County: 34,492 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Los Alamos County: 70,384 USDLos Alamos County70,384Santa Fe County: 57,163 USDSanta Fe County57,163Eddy County: 51,491 USDEddy County51,491Lea County: 45,460 USDLea County45,460De Baca County: 45,086 USDDe Baca County45,086Bernalillo County: 43,407 USDBernalillo County43,407Curry County: 41,977 USDCurry County41,977Sandoval County: 41,603 USDSandoval County41,603Hidalgo County: 41,079 USDHidalgo County41,079Mora County: 40,612 USDMora County40,612Lincoln County: 39,628 USDLincoln County39,628Grant County: 39,192 USDGrant County39,192Colfax County: 38,686 USDColfax County38,686Chaves County: 38,664 USDChaves County38,664Harding County: 38,038 USDHarding County38,038Roosevelt County: 37,825 USDRoosevelt County37,825Quay County: 36,898 USDQuay County36,898Sierra County: 36,472 USDSierra County36,472Taos County: 36,165 USDTaos County36,165San Juan County: 35,799 USDSan Juan County35,799Doña Ana County: 35,767 USDDoña Ana County35,767San Miguel County: 34,818 USDSan Miguel County34,818Valencia County: 34,492 USDValencia County34,492Otero County: 34,460 USDOtero County34,460Union County: 34,171 USDUnion County34,171Rio Arriba County: 33,766 USDRio Arriba County33,766Socorro County: 33,691 USDSocorro County33,691Guadalupe County: 32,943 USDGuadalupe County32,943Catron County: 32,540 USDCatron County32,540Torrance County: 32,404 USDTorrance County32,404Luna County: 29,800 USDLuna County29,800Cibola County: 27,162 USDCibola County27,162McKinley County: 26,744 USDMcKinley County26,744Los Alamos County: 70,384 USDLos Alamos County70,384Santa Fe County: 57,163 USDSanta Fe County57,163Eddy County: 51,491 USDEddy County51,491Lea County: 45,460 USDLea County45,460De Baca County: 45,086 USDDe Baca County45,086Bernalillo County: 43,407 USDBernalillo County43,407Curry County: 41,977 USDCurry County41,977Sandoval County: 41,603 USDSandoval County41,603Hidalgo County: 41,079 USDHidalgo County41,079Mora County: 40,612 USDMora County40,612Lincoln County: 39,628 USDLincoln County39,628Grant County: 39,192 USDGrant County39,192Colfax County: 38,686 USDColfax County38,686Chaves County: 38,664 USDChaves County38,664Harding County: 38,038 USDHarding County38,038Roosevelt County: 37,825 USDRoosevelt County37,825Quay County: 36,898 USDQuay County36,898Sierra County: 36,472 USDSierra County36,472Taos County: 36,165 USDTaos County36,165San Juan County: 35,799 USDSan Juan County35,799Doña Ana County: 35,767 USDDoña Ana County35,767San Miguel County: 34,818 USDSan Miguel County34,818Valencia County: 34,492 USDValencia County34,492Otero County: 34,460 USDOtero County34,460Union County: 34,171 USDUnion County34,171Rio Arriba County: 33,766 USDRio Arriba County33,766Socorro County: 33,691 USDSocorro County33,691Guadalupe County: 32,943 USDGuadalupe County32,943Catron County: 32,540 USDCatron County32,540Torrance County: 32,404 USDTorrance County32,404Luna County: 29,800 USDLuna County29,800Cibola County: 27,162 USDCibola County27,162McKinley County: 26,744 USDMcKinley County26,744
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Los Alamos County70,384+4.7%
2Santa Fe County57,163+5.7%
3Eddy County51,491+14%
4Lea County45,460+17.2%
5De Baca County45,086+3.6%
6Bernalillo County43,407+3.5%
7Curry County41,977+1%
8Sandoval County41,603+2.3%
9Hidalgo County41,079+6.8%
10Mora County40,612+7.6%
11Lincoln County39,628+3.1%
12Grant County39,192+6.5%
13Colfax County38,686+2.1%
14Chaves County38,664+3.9%
15Harding County38,038+14.6%
16Roosevelt County37,825-1.2%
17Quay County36,898+5.9%
18Sierra County36,472+4.5%
19Taos County36,165+4%
20San Juan County35,799+4.4%
21Doña Ana County35,767+2.5%
22San Miguel County34,818+5.6%
23Valencia County34,492+4.1%
24Otero County34,460+3.7%
25Union County34,171+1.4%
26Rio Arriba County33,766+4.2%
27Socorro County33,691+3.2%
28Guadalupe County32,943+7.4%
29Catron County32,540+3.3%
30Torrance County32,404+5.8%
31Luna County29,800+4.7%
32Cibola County27,162+4%
33McKinley County26,744+4.5%

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Los Alamos County, with $70,384 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

McKinley County, with $26,744 in 2018.

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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