Counties in New Mexico by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025

McKinley County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 33 counties in 2025, at 99.8. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 82.5. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest99.8McKinley County
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Map of counties, 2025

Bernalillo County: 43.6 indexCatron County: 89.1 indexChaves County: 73.3 indexCibola County: 94.8 indexColfax County: 95.1 indexCurry County: 41.9 indexDe Baca County: 62.8 indexDoña Ana County: 67.5 indexEddy County: 56.9 indexGrant County: 88.6 indexGuadalupe County: 84.7 indexHarding County: 63 indexHidalgo County: 68.9 indexLea County: 66 indexLincoln County: 82.5 indexLos Alamos County: 10.6 indexLuna County: 80.9 indexMcKinley County: 99.8 indexMora County: 92.9 indexOtero County: 63.5 indexQuay County: 89.6 indexRio Arriba County: 91.7 indexRoosevelt County: 52.6 indexSandoval County: 59 indexSan Juan County: 91.5 indexSan Miguel County: 92.1 indexSanta Fe County: 63.3 indexSierra County: 95.2 indexSocorro County: 97.6 indexTaos County: 89.2 indexTorrance County: 88.8 indexUnion County: 83.7 indexValencia County: 64.2 index
  • Under 60
  • 60 to 65
  • 65 to 82
  • 82 to 89
  • 89 to 93
  • 93 and over
index, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

McKinley County: 99.8 indexMcKinley County99.8Socorro County: 97.6 indexSocorro County97.6Sierra County: 95.2 indexSierra County95.2Colfax County: 95.1 indexColfax County95.1Cibola County: 94.8 indexCibola County94.8Mora County: 92.9 indexMora County92.9San Miguel County: 92.1 indexSan Miguel County92.1Rio Arriba County: 91.7 indexRio Arriba County91.7San Juan County: 91.5 indexSan Juan County91.5Quay County: 89.6 indexQuay County89.6Taos County: 89.2 indexTaos County89.2Catron County: 89.1 indexCatron County89.1Torrance County: 88.8 indexTorrance County88.8Grant County: 88.6 indexGrant County88.6Guadalupe County: 84.7 indexGuadalupe County84.7Union County: 83.7 indexUnion County83.7Lincoln County: 82.5 indexLincoln County82.5Luna County: 80.9 indexLuna County80.9Chaves County: 73.3 indexChaves County73.3Hidalgo County: 68.9 indexHidalgo County68.9Doña Ana County: 67.5 indexDoña Ana County67.5Lea County: 66 indexLea County66Valencia County: 64.2 indexValencia County64.2Otero County: 63.5 indexOtero County63.5Santa Fe County: 63.3 indexSanta Fe County63.3Harding County: 63 indexHarding County63De Baca County: 62.8 indexDe Baca County62.8Sandoval County: 59 indexSandoval County59Eddy County: 56.9 indexEddy County56.9Roosevelt County: 52.6 indexRoosevelt County52.6Bernalillo County: 43.6 indexBernalillo County43.6Curry County: 41.9 indexCurry County41.9Los Alamos County: 10.6 indexLos Alamos County10.6McKinley County: 99.8 indexMcKinley County99.8Socorro County: 97.6 indexSocorro County97.6Sierra County: 95.2 indexSierra County95.2Colfax County: 95.1 indexColfax County95.1Cibola County: 94.8 indexCibola County94.8Mora County: 92.9 indexMora County92.9San Miguel County: 92.1 indexSan Miguel County92.1Rio Arriba County: 91.7 indexRio Arriba County91.7San Juan County: 91.5 indexSan Juan County91.5Quay County: 89.6 indexQuay County89.6Taos County: 89.2 indexTaos County89.2Catron County: 89.1 indexCatron County89.1Torrance County: 88.8 indexTorrance County88.8Grant County: 88.6 indexGrant County88.6Guadalupe County: 84.7 indexGuadalupe County84.7Union County: 83.7 indexUnion County83.7Lincoln County: 82.5 indexLincoln County82.5Luna County: 80.9 indexLuna County80.9Chaves County: 73.3 indexChaves County73.3Hidalgo County: 68.9 indexHidalgo County68.9Doña Ana County: 67.5 indexDoña Ana County67.5Lea County: 66 indexLea County66Valencia County: 64.2 indexValencia County64.2Otero County: 63.5 indexOtero County63.5Santa Fe County: 63.3 indexSanta Fe County63.3Harding County: 63 indexHarding County63De Baca County: 62.8 indexDe Baca County62.8Sandoval County: 59 indexSandoval County59Eddy County: 56.9 indexEddy County56.9Roosevelt County: 52.6 indexRoosevelt County52.6Bernalillo County: 43.6 indexBernalillo County43.6Curry County: 41.9 indexCurry County41.9Los Alamos County: 10.6 indexLos Alamos County10.6
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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About this ranking

Social vulnerability of a US county as used in FEMA's National Risk Index, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties, based on the Census Bureau's Community Resilience Estimates, which count residents with social and economic risk factors such as low income, age, disability and household conditions. Higher means more vulnerable.

The period is the year of the National Risk Index edition (the December 2025 edition is 2025), not a year of events. FEMA rebuilds the index with new data and methods in each edition, so values from different editions are not a time series. The index is meant for nationwide comparison and planning, not as a local risk assessment.

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.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Retrieved 2026-10-12. This product uses the FEMA National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE) (Counties in New Mexico by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355

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National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE), Counties in New Mexico by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 16 Dec. 2025, https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?

McKinley County, with 99.8 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Which county has the lowest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?

Los Alamos County, with 10.6 in 2025.

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