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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Guadalupe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2020, at 157.6 per 100,000 people. Harding County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 18.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest157.6Guadalupe County
Lowest0Harding County
Median21.333 counties
New Mexico18.8History

Map of counties, 2020

Bernalillo County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 11.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Guadalupe County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County157.6Hidalgo County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County72.1Socorro County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County66.4Cibola County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County55.6Union County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County49.1Taos County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County43.5Torrance County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County39.8Rio Arriba County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County34.8Quay County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleQuay County34.4McKinley County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County33.1Grant County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County31.9Luna County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County31.4San Miguel County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County29.5Catron County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleCatron County27.7Colfax County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleColfax County24.3Mora County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMora County23.9Santa Fe County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County21.3San Juan County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County19.8Lincoln County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County19.7Lea County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLea County18.8Chaves County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleChaves County18.4Sierra County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County17.3Bernalillo County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County16.1Eddy County: 16 per 100,000 peopleEddy County16Curry County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14.5Valencia County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleValencia County11.8Roosevelt County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10.4Los Alamos County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County10.3Sandoval County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County9.4Doña Ana County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County9.1Otero County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleOtero County8.8De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Guadalupe County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County157.6Hidalgo County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County72.1Socorro County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County66.4Cibola County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County55.6Union County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County49.1Taos County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County43.5Torrance County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County39.8Rio Arriba County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County34.8Quay County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleQuay County34.4McKinley County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County33.1Grant County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County31.9Luna County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County31.4San Miguel County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County29.5Catron County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleCatron County27.7Colfax County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleColfax County24.3Mora County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMora County23.9Santa Fe County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County21.3San Juan County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County19.8Lincoln County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County19.7Lea County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLea County18.8Chaves County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleChaves County18.4Sierra County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County17.3Bernalillo County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County16.1Eddy County: 16 per 100,000 peopleEddy County16Curry County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14.5Valencia County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleValencia County11.8Roosevelt County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10.4Los Alamos County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County10.3Sandoval County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County9.4Doña Ana County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County9.1Otero County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleOtero County8.8De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca 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

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Guadalupe County157.6-68.3 pts
2Hidalgo County72.1-140.2 pts
3Socorro County66.4+30.4 pts
4Cibola County55.6-2.9 pts
5Union County49.1+24.6 pts
6Taos County43.5+29 pts
7Torrance County39.8-26.5 pts
8Rio Arriba County34.8+5.1 pts
9Quay County34.4+11.5 pts
10McKinley County33.1-2.4 pts
11Grant County31.9+21.2 pts
12Luna County31.4-12.2 pts
13San Miguel County29.5+14.9 pts
14Catron County27.7+27.7 pts
15Colfax County24.3-15.9 pts
16Mora County23.9-94.9 pts
17Santa Fe County21.3+10.2 pts
18San Juan County19.8-10.5 pts
19Lincoln County19.7-10.2 pts
20Lea County18.8-16.5 pts
21Chaves County18.4+3 pts
22Sierra County17.3+8.6 pts
23Bernalillo County16.1+0.7 pts
24Eddy County16-9.8 pts
25Curry County14.5-2 pts
26Valencia County11.8-2.7 pts
27Roosevelt County10.4-5.1 pts
28Los Alamos County10.3+5.1 pts
29Sandoval County9.4-1.5 pts
30Doña Ana County9.1-5.2 pts
31Otero County8.8-7.5 pts
32De Baca County0-114.5 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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, 2020. 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, 2020 [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 157.6 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Harding County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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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