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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Guadalupe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2022, at 277.5 per 100,000 people. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 24.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 22.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest277.5Guadalupe County
Lowest0Los Alamos County
Median24.433 counties
New Mexico22.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 105.5 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 59.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 13 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 29 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 241.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 16 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 128.9 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 35 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 68.8 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 15.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Guadalupe County: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County277.5Mora County: 241.4 per 100,000 peopleMora County241.4Quay County: 128.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County128.9Catron County: 105.5 per 100,000 peopleCatron County105.5Socorro County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County86.7Roosevelt County: 68.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County68.8Cibola County: 59.8 per 100,000 peopleCibola County59.8Torrance County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County58.4Luna County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County58.4Union County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County50.1Hidalgo County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County49.9McKinley County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County48.5Rio Arriba County: 35 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County35Eddy County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleEddy County29.9Lea County: 29 per 100,000 peopleLea County29San Miguel County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County26Colfax County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County24.4Chaves County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleChaves County23.5Taos County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleTaos County23.1Sierra County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleSierra County17.4Bernalillo County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County16.2Santa Fe County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County16.1Otero County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16San Juan County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County15.8Valencia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleValencia County15.3Sandoval County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County13.7Doña Ana County: 13 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County13Grant County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County10.8Curry County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County10.6Lincoln County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County9.8De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Guadalupe County: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County277.5Mora County: 241.4 per 100,000 peopleMora County241.4Quay County: 128.9 per 100,000 peopleQuay County128.9Catron County: 105.5 per 100,000 peopleCatron County105.5Socorro County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County86.7Roosevelt County: 68.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County68.8Cibola County: 59.8 per 100,000 peopleCibola County59.8Torrance County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County58.4Luna County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleLuna County58.4Union County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County50.1Hidalgo County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County49.9McKinley County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County48.5Rio Arriba County: 35 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County35Eddy County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleEddy County29.9Lea County: 29 per 100,000 peopleLea County29San Miguel County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County26Colfax County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County24.4Chaves County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleChaves County23.5Taos County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleTaos County23.1Sierra County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleSierra County17.4Bernalillo County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County16.2Santa Fe County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County16.1Otero County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16San Juan County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County15.8Valencia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleValencia County15.3Sandoval County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County13.7Doña Ana County: 13 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County13Grant County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County10.8Curry County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County10.6Lincoln County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County9.8De 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

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Guadalupe County277.5+119.3 pts
2Mora County241.4+146 pts
3Quay County128.9+36.1 pts
4Catron County105.5+105.5 pts
5Socorro County86.7+7 pts
6Roosevelt County68.8+47.7 pts
7Cibola County59.8-28.9 pts
8Torrance County58.4-0.3 pts
9Luna County58.4-28 pts
10Union County50.1+1.3 pts
11Hidalgo County49.9-23.6 pts
12McKinley County48.5+3.7 pts
13Rio Arriba County35+20.1 pts
14Eddy County29.9+6.9 pts
15Lea County29+9.9 pts
16San Miguel County26+18.7 pts
17Colfax County24.4-16.1 pts
18Chaves County23.5+12.6 pts
19Taos County23.1-14.4 pts
20Sierra County17.4-60.7 pts
21Bernalillo County16.2-4.8 pts
22Santa Fe County16.1+1.9 pts
23Otero County16-5.9 pts
24San Juan County15.8-12.3 pts
25Valencia County15.3+1.1 pts
26Sandoval County13.7+1.1 pts
27Doña Ana County13+5.8 pts
28Grant County10.8-25 pts
29Curry County10.6-8.2 pts
30Lincoln County9.8-4.9 pts
31De Baca County0-59.5 pts
31Harding County00 pts
31Los Alamos County0-15.5 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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, 2022. 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, 2022 [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 277.5 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Los Alamos County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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