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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Guadalupe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2019, at 225.9 per 100,000 people. Harding County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 22.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 20.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest225.9Guadalupe County
Lowest0Harding County
Median22.933 counties
New Mexico20.1History

Map of counties, 2019

Bernalillo County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 114.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 225.9 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 118.7 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 36 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 14.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Guadalupe County: 225.9 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County225.9Hidalgo County: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County212.2Mora County: 118.7 per 100,000 peopleMora County118.7De Baca County: 114.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County114.5Torrance County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County66.4Cibola County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleCibola County58.5Luna County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleLuna County43.7Colfax County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.2Socorro County: 36 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County36McKinley County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County35.5Lea County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleLea County35.3San Juan County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County30.3Lincoln County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County29.9Rio Arriba County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County29.6Eddy County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleEddy County25.8Union County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County24.5Quay County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County22.9Curry County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleCurry County16.5Otero County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16.3Roosevelt County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County15.6Bernalillo County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County15.4Chaves County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleChaves County15.4San Miguel County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County14.6Valencia County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleValencia County14.5Taos County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County14.5Doña Ana County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County14.2Santa Fe County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County11.1Sandoval County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County10.9Grant County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County10.7Sierra County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSierra County8.7Los Alamos County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County5.2Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Guadalupe County: 225.9 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County225.9Hidalgo County: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County212.2Mora County: 118.7 per 100,000 peopleMora County118.7De Baca County: 114.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County114.5Torrance County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County66.4Cibola County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleCibola County58.5Luna County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleLuna County43.7Colfax County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.2Socorro County: 36 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County36McKinley County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County35.5Lea County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleLea County35.3San Juan County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County30.3Lincoln County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County29.9Rio Arriba County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County29.6Eddy County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleEddy County25.8Union County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County24.5Quay County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County22.9Curry County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleCurry County16.5Otero County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16.3Roosevelt County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County15.6Bernalillo County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County15.4Chaves County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleChaves County15.4San Miguel County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County14.6Valencia County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleValencia County14.5Taos County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County14.5Doña Ana County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County14.2Santa Fe County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County11.1Sandoval County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County10.9Grant County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County10.7Sierra County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSierra County8.7Los Alamos County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County5.2Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Guadalupe County225.9+113.7 pts
2Hidalgo County212.2+188.8 pts
3Mora County118.7+95 pts
4De Baca County114.5+58.6 pts
5Torrance County66.4-26.1 pts
6Cibola County58.5+29.3 pts
7Luna County43.7+19.8 pts
8Colfax County40.2-0 pts
9Socorro County36+24 pts
10McKinley County35.5-20.3 pts
11Lea County35.3-3.7 pts
12San Juan County30.3+3.7 pts
13Lincoln County29.9+9.8 pts
14Rio Arriba County29.6-5 pts
15Eddy County25.8-2.1 pts
16Union County24.5+0.3 pts
17Quay County22.9+22.9 pts
18Curry County16.5+2.2 pts
19Otero County16.3+4.3 pts
20Roosevelt County15.6+5.3 pts
21Bernalillo County15.4+1.8 pts
22Chaves County15.4-7.7 pts
23San Miguel County14.6-7.2 pts
24Valencia County14.5+5.2 pts
25Taos County14.5-11.8 pts
26Doña Ana County14.2+7.3 pts
27Santa Fe County11.1-0.7 pts
28Sandoval County10.9-5.6 pts
29Grant County10.7+7.2 pts
30Sierra County8.70 pts
31Los Alamos County5.2+5.2 pts
32Catron County0-171.6 pts
32Harding 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [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?

Guadalupe County, with 225.9 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Harding County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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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