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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Hidalgo County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2017, at 276.9 per 100,000 people. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 23.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 18.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest276.9Hidalgo County
Lowest0Los Alamos County
Median23.133 counties
New Mexico18.1History

Map of counties, 2017

Bernalillo County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 198.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 276.9 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 16 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Hidalgo County: 276.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County276.9Guadalupe County: 198.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County198.5Sierra County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County60.3Cibola County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleCibola County47.4Mora County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleMora County46.4McKinley County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County40.6Grant County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County35.1Torrance County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County32.9Colfax County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleColfax County32.1Roosevelt County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County30.8Lincoln County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County30.4Eddy County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleEddy County28.4Catron County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleCatron County28.3San Juan County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County27.8Taos County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleTaos County26.4Union County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.6Quay County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleQuay County23.1Lea County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleLea County22.5Rio Arriba County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County19.8Valencia County: 16 per 100,000 peopleValencia County16Bernalillo County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County13.5Doña Ana County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County13.5Socorro County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County11.9Sandoval County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County11.2San Miguel County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County10.8Santa Fe County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County10.5Chaves County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleChaves County9.2Otero County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County9.1Curry County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCurry County8.1Luna County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleLuna County7.9De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Hidalgo County: 276.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County276.9Guadalupe County: 198.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County198.5Sierra County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County60.3Cibola County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleCibola County47.4Mora County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleMora County46.4McKinley County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County40.6Grant County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County35.1Torrance County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County32.9Colfax County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleColfax County32.1Roosevelt County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County30.8Lincoln County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County30.4Eddy County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleEddy County28.4Catron County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleCatron County28.3San Juan County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County27.8Taos County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleTaos County26.4Union County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.6Quay County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleQuay County23.1Lea County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleLea County22.5Rio Arriba County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County19.8Valencia County: 16 per 100,000 peopleValencia County16Bernalillo County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County13.5Doña Ana County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County13.5Socorro County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County11.9Sandoval County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County11.2San Miguel County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County10.8Santa Fe County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County10.5Chaves County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleChaves County9.2Otero County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County9.1Curry County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCurry County8.1Luna County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleLuna County7.9De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding 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

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Hidalgo County276.9+208 pts
2Guadalupe County198.5-68.9 pts
3Sierra County60.3+34.4 pts
4Cibola County47.4-14.4 pts
5Mora County46.4-45.7 pts
6McKinley County40.6+11 pts
7Grant County35.1+24.7 pts
8Torrance County32.9-46 pts
9Colfax County32.1-7.9 pts
10Roosevelt County30.8+5.4 pts
11Lincoln County30.4-5.3 pts
12Eddy County28.4+16.7 pts
13Catron County28.3+28.3 pts
14San Juan County27.8+2.6 pts
15Taos County26.4+2.9 pts
16Union County23.6-0.2 pts
17Quay County23.1-22.8 pts
18Lea County22.5+4.5 pts
19Rio Arriba County19.8-7.5 pts
20Valencia County16+6.6 pts
21Bernalillo County13.5-1.3 pts
22Doña Ana County13.5+2.2 pts
23Socorro County11.9-82.1 pts
24Sandoval County11.2-0.2 pts
25San Miguel County10.8-14.2 pts
26Santa Fe County10.5-4.7 pts
27Chaves County9.2-12.1 pts
28Otero County9.1+4.5 pts
29Curry County8.1-5.9 pts
30Luna County7.9-39.5 pts
31De Baca County0-271.4 pts
31Harding County0-287.8 pts
31Los 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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, 2017. 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, 2017 [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?

Hidalgo County, with 276.9 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Los Alamos County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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