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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Guadalupe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2021, at 158.2 per 100,000 people. Harding County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 23 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 22.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest158.2Guadalupe County
Lowest0Harding County
Median2333 counties
New Mexico22.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 88.7 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 23 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 158.2 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 73.4 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 86.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 95.5 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 92.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 78.1 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 79.7 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 14.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Guadalupe County: 158.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County158.2Mora County: 95.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County95.5Quay County: 92.8 per 100,000 peopleQuay County92.8Cibola County: 88.7 per 100,000 peopleCibola County88.7Luna County: 86.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County86.4Socorro County: 79.7 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County79.7Sierra County: 78.1 per 100,000 peopleSierra County78.1Hidalgo County: 73.4 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County73.4De Baca County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County59.5Torrance County: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County58.8Union County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County48.8McKinley County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County44.8Colfax County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.5Taos County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County37.5Grant County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County35.8San Juan County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County28.1Eddy County: 23 per 100,000 peopleEddy County23Otero County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County21.9Roosevelt County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County21.1Bernalillo County: 21 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County21Lea County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleLea County19.2Curry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County18.8Los Alamos County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County15.5Rio Arriba County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County14.9Lincoln County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14.7Valencia County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleValencia County14.2Santa Fe County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County14.2Sandoval County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County12.5Chaves County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleChaves County10.8San Miguel County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County7.4Doña Ana County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County7.2Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Guadalupe County: 158.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County158.2Mora County: 95.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County95.5Quay County: 92.8 per 100,000 peopleQuay County92.8Cibola County: 88.7 per 100,000 peopleCibola County88.7Luna County: 86.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County86.4Socorro County: 79.7 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County79.7Sierra County: 78.1 per 100,000 peopleSierra County78.1Hidalgo County: 73.4 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County73.4De Baca County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County59.5Torrance County: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County58.8Union County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County48.8McKinley County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County44.8Colfax County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.5Taos County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleTaos County37.5Grant County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County35.8San Juan County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County28.1Eddy County: 23 per 100,000 peopleEddy County23Otero County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County21.9Roosevelt County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County21.1Bernalillo County: 21 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County21Lea County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleLea County19.2Curry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County18.8Los Alamos County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County15.5Rio Arriba County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County14.9Lincoln County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14.7Valencia County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleValencia County14.2Santa Fe County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County14.2Sandoval County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County12.5Chaves County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleChaves County10.8San Miguel County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County7.4Doña Ana County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County7.2Catron 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

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Guadalupe County158.2+0.6 pts
2Mora County95.5+71.6 pts
3Quay County92.8+58.4 pts
4Cibola County88.7+33.1 pts
5Luna County86.4+54.9 pts
6Socorro County79.7+13.3 pts
7Sierra County78.1+60.8 pts
8Hidalgo County73.4+1.4 pts
9De Baca County59.5+59.5 pts
10Torrance County58.8+18.9 pts
11Union County48.8-0.3 pts
12McKinley County44.8+11.7 pts
13Colfax County40.5+16.2 pts
14Taos County37.5-6 pts
15Grant County35.8+3.9 pts
16San Juan County28.1+8.3 pts
17Eddy County23+7 pts
18Otero County21.9+13.1 pts
19Roosevelt County21.1+10.6 pts
20Bernalillo County21+4.9 pts
21Lea County19.2+0.4 pts
22Curry County18.8+4.3 pts
23Los Alamos County15.5+5.2 pts
24Rio Arriba County14.9-19.8 pts
25Lincoln County14.7-5 pts
26Valencia County14.2+2.4 pts
27Santa Fe County14.2-7.1 pts
28Sandoval County12.5+3.2 pts
29Chaves County10.8-7.6 pts
30San Miguel County7.4-22.1 pts
31Doña Ana County7.2-1.9 pts
32Catron County0-27.7 pts
32Harding County00 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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, 2021 [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 158.2 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Harding County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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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