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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Harding County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2023, at 311 per 100,000 people. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 29.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 20.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest311Harding County
Lowest0Los Alamos County
Median29.733 counties
New Mexico20.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 311 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 42 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 145.5 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 74.9 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 101.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 17.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Harding County: 311 per 100,000 peopleHarding County311Guadalupe County: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County161.5Mora County: 145.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County145.5Torrance County: 101.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County101.9Socorro County: 74.9 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County74.9Quay County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleQuay County58.5Cibola County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleCibola County56.1Catron County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleCatron County52.6Hidalgo County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County50.3Lincoln County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County49.9Sierra County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County43.3McKinley County: 42 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County42Colfax County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.6Rio Arriba County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County40.1Luna County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleLuna County39.1San Miguel County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County33.8Eddy County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County29.7Grant County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County29.1Union County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.2Lea County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLea County24.5Otero County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleOtero County20.2Valencia County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleValencia County17.7Bernalillo County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County17.1San Juan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County16.5Curry County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14.8Doña Ana County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County14.1Chaves County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County12.6Taos County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleTaos County11.6Roosevelt County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10.6Santa Fe County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County9.6Sandoval County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County8.3De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Harding County: 311 per 100,000 peopleHarding County311Guadalupe County: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County161.5Mora County: 145.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County145.5Torrance County: 101.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County101.9Socorro County: 74.9 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County74.9Quay County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleQuay County58.5Cibola County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleCibola County56.1Catron County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleCatron County52.6Hidalgo County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County50.3Lincoln County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County49.9Sierra County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County43.3McKinley County: 42 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County42Colfax County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleColfax County40.6Rio Arriba County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County40.1Luna County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleLuna County39.1San Miguel County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County33.8Eddy County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County29.7Grant County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County29.1Union County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.2Lea County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLea County24.5Otero County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleOtero County20.2Valencia County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleValencia County17.7Bernalillo County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County17.1San Juan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County16.5Curry County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County14.8Doña Ana County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County14.1Chaves County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChaves County12.6Taos County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleTaos County11.6Roosevelt County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County10.6Santa Fe County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County9.6Sandoval County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County8.3De Baca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca 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

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Harding County311+311 pts
2Guadalupe County161.5-116 pts
3Mora County145.5-96 pts
4Torrance County101.9+43.5 pts
5Socorro County74.9-11.9 pts
6Quay County58.5-70.4 pts
7Cibola County56.1-3.7 pts
8Catron County52.6-52.9 pts
9Hidalgo County50.3+0.4 pts
10Lincoln County49.9+40.1 pts
11Sierra County43.3+25.9 pts
12McKinley County42-6.5 pts
13Colfax County40.6+16.2 pts
14Rio Arriba County40.1+5.1 pts
15Luna County39.1-19.3 pts
16San Miguel County33.8+7.8 pts
17Eddy County29.7-0.2 pts
18Grant County29.1+18.2 pts
19Union County25.2-24.9 pts
20Lea County24.5-4.6 pts
21Otero County20.2+4.2 pts
22Valencia County17.7+2.3 pts
23Bernalillo County17.1+0.9 pts
24San Juan County16.5+0.8 pts
25Curry County14.8+4.2 pts
26Doña Ana County14.1+1.2 pts
27Chaves County12.6-10.9 pts
28Taos County11.6-11.5 pts
29Roosevelt County10.6-58.2 pts
30Santa Fe County9.6-6.5 pts
31Sandoval County8.3-5.3 pts
32De Baca County00 pts
32Los Alamos 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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, 2023 [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?

Harding County, with 311 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Los Alamos County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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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