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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Catron County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2018, at 171.6 per 100,000 people. Quay 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 18.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest171.6Catron County
Lowest0Quay County
Median23.133 counties
New Mexico18.6History

Map of counties, 2018

Bernalillo County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 171.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 56 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 112.2 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 39 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 12 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 12 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 92.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 9.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Catron County: 171.6 per 100,000 peopleCatron County171.6Guadalupe County: 112.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County112.2Torrance County: 92.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County92.4De Baca County: 56 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County56McKinley County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County55.8Colfax County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.2Lea County: 39 per 100,000 peopleLea County39Rio Arriba County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County34.6Cibola County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCibola County29.2Eddy County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleEddy County27.9San Juan County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County26.6Taos County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleTaos County26.3Union County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County24.2Luna County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLuna County23.8Mora County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMora County23.7Hidalgo County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County23.4Chaves County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleChaves County23.1San Miguel County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County21.8Lincoln County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.1Sandoval County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County16.5Curry County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14.3Bernalillo County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County13.7Otero County: 12 per 100,000 peopleOtero County12Socorro County: 12 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County12Santa Fe County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County11.8Roosevelt County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10.3Valencia County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleValencia County9.3Sierra County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSierra County8.7Doña Ana County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County6.9Grant County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County3.5Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Quay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleQuay County0Catron County: 171.6 per 100,000 peopleCatron County171.6Guadalupe County: 112.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County112.2Torrance County: 92.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County92.4De Baca County: 56 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County56McKinley County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County55.8Colfax County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.2Lea County: 39 per 100,000 peopleLea County39Rio Arriba County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County34.6Cibola County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCibola County29.2Eddy County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleEddy County27.9San Juan County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County26.6Taos County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleTaos County26.3Union County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County24.2Luna County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLuna County23.8Mora County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMora County23.7Hidalgo County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County23.4Chaves County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleChaves County23.1San Miguel County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County21.8Lincoln County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.1Sandoval County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County16.5Curry County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14.3Bernalillo County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County13.7Otero County: 12 per 100,000 peopleOtero County12Socorro County: 12 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County12Santa Fe County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County11.8Roosevelt County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10.3Valencia County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleValencia County9.3Sierra County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSierra County8.7Doña Ana County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County6.9Grant County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County3.5Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Quay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleQuay County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Catron County171.6+143.3 pts
2Guadalupe County112.2-86.2 pts
3Torrance County92.4+59.6 pts
4De Baca County56+56 pts
5McKinley County55.8+15.1 pts
6Colfax County40.2+8.2 pts
7Lea County39+16.5 pts
8Rio Arriba County34.6+14.9 pts
9Cibola County29.2-18.2 pts
10Eddy County27.9-0.5 pts
11San Juan County26.6-1.3 pts
12Taos County26.3-0.1 pts
13Union County24.2+0.5 pts
14Luna County23.8+15.9 pts
15Mora County23.7-22.7 pts
16Hidalgo County23.4-253.5 pts
17Chaves County23.1+14 pts
18San Miguel County21.8+11 pts
19Lincoln County20.1-10.3 pts
20Sandoval County16.5+5.3 pts
21Curry County14.3+6.2 pts
22Bernalillo County13.7+0.2 pts
23Otero County12+2.9 pts
24Socorro County12+0.1 pts
25Santa Fe County11.8+1.3 pts
26Roosevelt County10.3-20.5 pts
27Valencia County9.3-6.7 pts
28Sierra County8.7-51.6 pts
29Doña Ana County6.9-6.5 pts
30Grant County3.5-31.5 pts
31Harding County00 pts
31Los Alamos County00 pts
31Quay County0-23.1 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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, 2018. 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, 2018 [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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Catron County, with 171.6 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Quay County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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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