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Counties in New Mexico by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

De Baca County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 33 counties in 2021, at 64.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 24.6%. The median was 45.1% and the figure for New Mexico was 48.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.8De Baca County
Lowest24.6Los Alamos County
Median45.133 counties
New Mexico48.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 51.6 %Catron County: 29.2 %Chaves County: 45.3 %Cibola County: 40.4 %Colfax County: 47.5 %Curry County: 43.1 %De Baca County: 64.8 %Doña Ana County: 54.4 %Eddy County: 31.4 %Grant County: 49.1 %Guadalupe County: 44.6 %Harding County: 26.9 %Hidalgo County: 44.5 %Lea County: 44.8 %Lincoln County: 44.3 %Los Alamos County: 24.6 %Luna County: 51.2 %McKinley County: 35.2 %Mora County: 35.6 %Otero County: 46.6 %Quay County: 45.1 %Rio Arriba County: 34.9 %Roosevelt County: 46 %Sandoval County: 49 %San Juan County: 44.5 %San Miguel County: 51.3 %Santa Fe County: 47.5 %Sierra County: 50.1 %Socorro County: 57.4 %Taos County: 52.6 %Torrance County: 45.5 %Union County: 27.5 %Valencia County: 43.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

De Baca County: 64.8 %De Baca County64.8Socorro County: 57.4 %Socorro County57.4Doña Ana County: 54.4 %Doña Ana County54.4Taos County: 52.6 %Taos County52.6Bernalillo County: 51.6 %Bernalillo County51.6San Miguel County: 51.3 %San Miguel County51.3Luna County: 51.2 %Luna County51.2Sierra County: 50.1 %Sierra County50.1Grant County: 49.1 %Grant County49.1Sandoval County: 49 %Sandoval County49Santa Fe County: 47.5 %Santa Fe County47.5Colfax County: 47.5 %Colfax County47.5Otero County: 46.6 %Otero County46.6Roosevelt County: 46 %Roosevelt County46Torrance County: 45.5 %Torrance County45.5Chaves County: 45.3 %Chaves County45.3Quay County: 45.1 %Quay County45.1Lea County: 44.8 %Lea County44.8Guadalupe County: 44.6 %Guadalupe County44.6Hidalgo County: 44.5 %Hidalgo County44.5San Juan County: 44.5 %San Juan County44.5Lincoln County: 44.3 %Lincoln County44.3Valencia County: 43.5 %Valencia County43.5Curry County: 43.1 %Curry County43.1Cibola County: 40.4 %Cibola County40.4Mora County: 35.6 %Mora County35.6McKinley County: 35.2 %McKinley County35.2Rio Arriba County: 34.9 %Rio Arriba County34.9Eddy County: 31.4 %Eddy County31.4Catron County: 29.2 %Catron County29.2Union County: 27.5 %Union County27.5Harding County: 26.9 %Harding County26.9Los Alamos County: 24.6 %Los Alamos County24.6De Baca County: 64.8 %De Baca County64.8Socorro County: 57.4 %Socorro County57.4Doña Ana County: 54.4 %Doña Ana County54.4Taos County: 52.6 %Taos County52.6Bernalillo County: 51.6 %Bernalillo County51.6San Miguel County: 51.3 %San Miguel County51.3Luna County: 51.2 %Luna County51.2Sierra County: 50.1 %Sierra County50.1Grant County: 49.1 %Grant County49.1Sandoval County: 49 %Sandoval County49Santa Fe County: 47.5 %Santa Fe County47.5Colfax County: 47.5 %Colfax County47.5Otero County: 46.6 %Otero County46.6Roosevelt County: 46 %Roosevelt County46Torrance County: 45.5 %Torrance County45.5Chaves County: 45.3 %Chaves County45.3Quay County: 45.1 %Quay County45.1Lea County: 44.8 %Lea County44.8Guadalupe County: 44.6 %Guadalupe County44.6Hidalgo County: 44.5 %Hidalgo County44.5San Juan County: 44.5 %San Juan County44.5Lincoln County: 44.3 %Lincoln County44.3Valencia County: 43.5 %Valencia County43.5Curry County: 43.1 %Curry County43.1Cibola County: 40.4 %Cibola County40.4Mora County: 35.6 %Mora County35.6McKinley County: 35.2 %McKinley County35.2Rio Arriba County: 34.9 %Rio Arriba County34.9Eddy County: 31.4 %Eddy County31.4Catron County: 29.2 %Catron County29.2Union County: 27.5 %Union County27.5Harding County: 26.9 %Harding County26.9Los Alamos County: 24.6 %Los Alamos County24.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1De Baca County64.8
2Socorro County57.4
3Doña Ana County54.4
4Taos County52.6
5Bernalillo County51.6
6San Miguel County51.3
7Luna County51.2
8Sierra County50.1
9Grant County49.1
10Sandoval County49
11Santa Fe County47.5
12Colfax County47.5
13Otero County46.6
14Roosevelt County46
15Torrance County45.5
16Chaves County45.3
17Quay County45.1
18Lea County44.8
19Guadalupe County44.6
20Hidalgo County44.5
20San Juan County44.5
22Lincoln County44.3
23Valencia County43.5
24Curry County43.1
25Cibola County40.4
26Mora County35.6
27McKinley County35.2
28Rio Arriba County34.9
29Eddy County31.4
30Catron County29.2
31Union County27.5
32Harding County26.9
33Los Alamos County24.6

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

De Baca County, with 64.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Los Alamos County, with 24.6% 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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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