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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Harding County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2014, at 286.5 per 100,000 people. De Baca County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 23.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 18.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest286.5Harding County
Lowest0De Baca County
Median23.433 counties
New Mexico18.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Bernalillo County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 155 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 286.5 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 197 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 4 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 65.2 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 89.2 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 126.7 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 13.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Harding County: 286.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County286.5Hidalgo County: 197 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County197Guadalupe County: 155 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County155Quay County: 126.7 per 100,000 peopleQuay County126.7Mora County: 89.2 per 100,000 peopleMora County89.2McKinley County: 65.2 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County65.2Colfax County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County54.4Socorro County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County46.3Lea County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleLea County43.5Torrance County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County32.3San Juan County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County30.4Taos County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleTaos County29.6Catron County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleCatron County28.3Eddy County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleEddy County27.4Cibola County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleCibola County25.5Lincoln County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County25.3Union County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.4Otero County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County19.9Rio Arriba County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County19.8Sierra County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County17.3Valencia County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleValencia County13.3Santa Fe County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County12.7Los Alamos County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County11.2Chaves County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County10.6San Miguel County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County10.5Bernalillo County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County10.2Sandoval County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County10.2Roosevelt County: 10 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10Doña Ana County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County8.9Curry County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleCurry County7.9Grant County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County6.8Luna County: 4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County4De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0Harding County: 286.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County286.5Hidalgo County: 197 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County197Guadalupe County: 155 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County155Quay County: 126.7 per 100,000 peopleQuay County126.7Mora County: 89.2 per 100,000 peopleMora County89.2McKinley County: 65.2 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County65.2Colfax County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County54.4Socorro County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County46.3Lea County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleLea County43.5Torrance County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County32.3San Juan County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County30.4Taos County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleTaos County29.6Catron County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleCatron County28.3Eddy County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleEddy County27.4Cibola County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleCibola County25.5Lincoln County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County25.3Union County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.4Otero County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County19.9Rio Arriba County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County19.8Sierra County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County17.3Valencia County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleValencia County13.3Santa Fe County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County12.7Los Alamos County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County11.2Chaves County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County10.6San Miguel County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County10.5Bernalillo County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County10.2Sandoval County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County10.2Roosevelt County: 10 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10Doña Ana County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County8.9Curry County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleCurry County7.9Grant County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County6.8Luna County: 4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County4De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Harding County286.5+142.4 pts
2Hidalgo County197+175.4 pts
3Guadalupe County155+24.3 pts
4Quay County126.7+58.8 pts
5Mora County89.2+23.9 pts
6McKinley County65.2+29.7 pts
7Colfax County54.4+8.9 pts
8Socorro County46.3+0.6 pts
9Lea County43.5+26.2 pts
10Torrance County32.3-37.8 pts
11San Juan County30.4+9.4 pts
12Taos County29.6+11.8 pts
13Catron County28.3-139.5 pts
14Eddy County27.4+1.1 pts
15Cibola County25.5-25.2 pts
16Lincoln County25.3+0.4 pts
17Union County23.4+0.5 pts
18Otero County19.9+7.8 pts
19Rio Arriba County19.8-12.2 pts
20Sierra County17.3-16.7 pts
21Valencia County13.3+10.6 pts
22Santa Fe County12.7+6.7 pts
23Los Alamos County11.2+11.2 pts
24Chaves County10.6-3 pts
25San Miguel County10.5-13.8 pts
26Bernalillo County10.2+2.5 pts
27Sandoval County10.2-3 pts
28Roosevelt County10-9.7 pts
29Doña Ana County8.9+2.4 pts
30Curry County7.9-0 pts
31Grant County6.8-10.1 pts
32Luna County4-19.9 pts
33De Baca County0-103.5 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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, 2014. 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, 2014 [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?

Harding County, with 286.5 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

De Baca County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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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