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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Harding County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2016, at 287.8 per 100,000 people. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 25.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 19.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest287.8Harding County
Lowest0Los Alamos County
Median25.233 counties
New Mexico19.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Bernalillo County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 61.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 40 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 14 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 271.4 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 267.4 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 287.8 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 92.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 94 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 9.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Harding County: 287.8 per 100,000 peopleHarding County287.8De Baca County: 271.4 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County271.4Guadalupe County: 267.4 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County267.4Socorro County: 94 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County94Mora County: 92.1 per 100,000 peopleMora County92.1Torrance County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County78.9Hidalgo County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County68.9Cibola County: 61.8 per 100,000 peopleCibola County61.8Luna County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County47.4Quay County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County45.9Colfax County: 40 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40Lincoln County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County35.6McKinley County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County29.6Rio Arriba County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County27.3Sierra County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSierra County25.9Roosevelt County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County25.4San Juan County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County25.2San Miguel County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County25Union County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.8Taos County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County23.5Chaves County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleChaves County21.2Lea County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLea County18.1Santa Fe County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County15.3Bernalillo County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County14.8Curry County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14Eddy County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County11.7Sandoval County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County11.4Doña Ana County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County11.2Grant County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County10.4Valencia County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleValencia County9.4Otero County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleOtero County4.6Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Harding County: 287.8 per 100,000 peopleHarding County287.8De Baca County: 271.4 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County271.4Guadalupe County: 267.4 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County267.4Socorro County: 94 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County94Mora County: 92.1 per 100,000 peopleMora County92.1Torrance County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County78.9Hidalgo County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County68.9Cibola County: 61.8 per 100,000 peopleCibola County61.8Luna County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County47.4Quay County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County45.9Colfax County: 40 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40Lincoln County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County35.6McKinley County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County29.6Rio Arriba County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County27.3Sierra County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSierra County25.9Roosevelt County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County25.4San Juan County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County25.2San Miguel County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County25Union County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.8Taos County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County23.5Chaves County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleChaves County21.2Lea County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLea County18.1Santa Fe County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County15.3Bernalillo County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County14.8Curry County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14Eddy County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County11.7Sandoval County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County11.4Doña Ana County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County11.2Grant County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County10.4Valencia County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleValencia County9.4Otero County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleOtero County4.6Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Los 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

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Harding County287.8+287.8 pts
2De Baca County271.4+111.9 pts
3Guadalupe County267.4+87.2 pts
4Socorro County94+70.7 pts
5Mora County92.1+47.2 pts
6Torrance County78.9+26.9 pts
7Hidalgo County68.9-20.7 pts
8Cibola County61.8+21.7 pts
9Luna County47.4+23.5 pts
10Quay County45.9-80.3 pts
11Colfax County40+8.3 pts
12Lincoln County35.6+25.4 pts
13McKinley County29.6-1.2 pts
14Rio Arriba County27.3-2.5 pts
15Sierra County25.9+0.1 pts
16Roosevelt County25.4-0.1 pts
17San Juan County25.2+0.9 pts
18San Miguel County25+10.8 pts
19Union County23.8+23.8 pts
20Taos County23.5+17.6 pts
21Chaves County21.2+3.1 pts
22Lea County18.1+0.2 pts
23Santa Fe County15.3+5.9 pts
24Bernalillo County14.8+5.3 pts
25Curry County14+10 pts
26Eddy County11.7-5.1 pts
27Sandoval County11.4+7.8 pts
28Doña Ana County11.2+2.8 pts
29Grant County10.4+3.5 pts
30Valencia County9.4+2.7 pts
31Otero County4.6-10.9 pts
32Catron County00 pts
32Los 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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, 2016. 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, 2016 [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 287.8 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Los Alamos County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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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