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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Catron County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2013, at 167.8 per 100,000 people. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 23.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 14.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest167.8Catron County
Lowest0Los Alamos County
Median23.933 counties
New Mexico14.8History

Map of counties, 2013

Bernalillo County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 167.8 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 103.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 17 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 130.7 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 67.9 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 32 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 70.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 2.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Catron County: 167.8 per 100,000 peopleCatron County167.8Harding County: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleHarding County144.1Guadalupe County: 130.7 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County130.7De Baca County: 103.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County103.5Torrance County: 70.1 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County70.1Quay County: 67.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County67.9Mora County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleMora County65.3Cibola County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County50.6Socorro County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County45.6Colfax County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County45.5McKinley County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County35.5Sierra County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSierra County34Rio Arriba County: 32 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County32Eddy County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleEddy County26.3Lincoln County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.9San Miguel County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County24.3Luna County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleLuna County23.9Union County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County22.9Hidalgo County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County21.6San Juan County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County20.9Roosevelt County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County19.7Taos County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleTaos County17.9Lea County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleLea County17.3Grant County: 17 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17Chaves County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County13.6Sandoval County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County13.2Otero County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County12.1Curry County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleCurry County7.9Bernalillo County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County7.7Doña Ana County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County6.5Santa Fe County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County6.1Valencia County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleValencia County2.6Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Catron County: 167.8 per 100,000 peopleCatron County167.8Harding County: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleHarding County144.1Guadalupe County: 130.7 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County130.7De Baca County: 103.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County103.5Torrance County: 70.1 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County70.1Quay County: 67.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County67.9Mora County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleMora County65.3Cibola County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County50.6Socorro County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County45.6Colfax County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County45.5McKinley County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County35.5Sierra County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSierra County34Rio Arriba County: 32 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County32Eddy County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleEddy County26.3Lincoln County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.9San Miguel County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County24.3Luna County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleLuna County23.9Union County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County22.9Hidalgo County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County21.6San Juan County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County20.9Roosevelt County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County19.7Taos County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleTaos County17.9Lea County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleLea County17.3Grant County: 17 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17Chaves County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County13.6Sandoval County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County13.2Otero County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County12.1Curry County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleCurry County7.9Bernalillo County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County7.7Doña Ana County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County6.5Santa Fe County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County6.1Valencia County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleValencia County2.6Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Catron County167.8+112.7 pts
2Harding County144.1-282 pts
3Guadalupe County130.7-42 pts
4De Baca County103.5+52.4 pts
5Torrance County70.1+7.8 pts
6Quay County67.9+11.8 pts
7Mora County65.3-43 pts
8Cibola County50.6+18 pts
9Socorro County45.6+22.8 pts
10Colfax County45.5+8 pts
11McKinley County35.5-4.4 pts
12Sierra County34-24.2 pts
13Rio Arriba County32-14.8 pts
14Eddy County26.3+1 pts
15Lincoln County24.9+5.1 pts
16San Miguel County24.3-3.2 pts
17Luna County23.9+4.1 pts
18Union County22.9-22.4 pts
19Hidalgo County21.6-41 pts
20San Juan County20.9-0.7 pts
21Roosevelt County19.7+10 pts
22Taos County17.9-6.2 pts
23Lea County17.3-8.1 pts
24Grant County17-3.4 pts
25Chaves County13.6+1.5 pts
26Sandoval County13.2+4.3 pts
27Otero County12.1-12.1 pts
28Curry County7.90 pts
29Bernalillo County7.7-2.4 pts
30Doña Ana County6.5-5.6 pts
31Santa Fe County6.1-6.1 pts
32Valencia County2.6-10.4 pts
33Los Alamos County00 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

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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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2013. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2013. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Catron County, with 167.8 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Los Alamos County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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