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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Harding County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2024, at 15.3%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for New Mexico was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.3Harding County
Lowest0.6Los Alamos County
Median5.433 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 5.3 %Catron County: 4.2 %Chaves County: 5 %Cibola County: 10.5 %Colfax County: 3.8 %Curry County: 8.2 %De Baca County: 8.4 %Doña Ana County: 6.8 %Eddy County: 5.5 %Grant County: 8.4 %Guadalupe County: 2.6 %Harding County: 15.3 %Hidalgo County: 3.5 %Lea County: 6.9 %Lincoln County: 5.1 %Los Alamos County: 0.6 %Luna County: 5.4 %McKinley County: 9 %Mora County: 3.8 %Otero County: 8.6 %Quay County: 7.4 %Rio Arriba County: 4.9 %Roosevelt County: 5.4 %Sandoval County: 5.2 %San Juan County: 7.3 %San Miguel County: 4.8 %Santa Fe County: 5.3 %Sierra County: 4.2 %Socorro County: 1.3 %Taos County: 7.6 %Torrance County: 9 %Union County: 6.2 %Valencia County: 7 %
  • Under 3.9
  • 3.9 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 8.4
  • 8.4 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Harding County: 15.3 %Harding County15.3Cibola County: 10.5 %Cibola County10.5McKinley County: 9 %McKinley County9Torrance County: 9 %Torrance County9Otero County: 8.6 %Otero County8.6De Baca County: 8.4 %De Baca County8.4Grant County: 8.4 %Grant County8.4Curry County: 8.2 %Curry County8.2Taos County: 7.6 %Taos County7.6Quay County: 7.4 %Quay County7.4San Juan County: 7.3 %San Juan County7.3Valencia County: 7 %Valencia County7Lea County: 6.9 %Lea County6.9Doña Ana County: 6.8 %Doña Ana County6.8Union County: 6.2 %Union County6.2Eddy County: 5.5 %Eddy County5.5Roosevelt County: 5.4 %Roosevelt County5.4Luna County: 5.4 %Luna County5.4Bernalillo County: 5.3 %Bernalillo County5.3Santa Fe County: 5.3 %Santa Fe County5.3Sandoval County: 5.2 %Sandoval County5.2Lincoln County: 5.1 %Lincoln County5.1Chaves County: 5 %Chaves County5Rio Arriba County: 4.9 %Rio Arriba County4.9San Miguel County: 4.8 %San Miguel County4.8Catron County: 4.2 %Catron County4.2Sierra County: 4.2 %Sierra County4.2Mora County: 3.8 %Mora County3.8Colfax County: 3.8 %Colfax County3.8Hidalgo County: 3.5 %Hidalgo County3.5Guadalupe County: 2.6 %Guadalupe County2.6Socorro County: 1.3 %Socorro County1.3Los Alamos County: 0.6 %Los Alamos County0.6Harding County: 15.3 %Harding County15.3Cibola County: 10.5 %Cibola County10.5McKinley County: 9 %McKinley County9Torrance County: 9 %Torrance County9Otero County: 8.6 %Otero County8.6De Baca County: 8.4 %De Baca County8.4Grant County: 8.4 %Grant County8.4Curry County: 8.2 %Curry County8.2Taos County: 7.6 %Taos County7.6Quay County: 7.4 %Quay County7.4San Juan County: 7.3 %San Juan County7.3Valencia County: 7 %Valencia County7Lea County: 6.9 %Lea County6.9Doña Ana County: 6.8 %Doña Ana County6.8Union County: 6.2 %Union County6.2Eddy County: 5.5 %Eddy County5.5Roosevelt County: 5.4 %Roosevelt County5.4Luna County: 5.4 %Luna County5.4Bernalillo County: 5.3 %Bernalillo County5.3Santa Fe County: 5.3 %Santa Fe County5.3Sandoval County: 5.2 %Sandoval County5.2Lincoln County: 5.1 %Lincoln County5.1Chaves County: 5 %Chaves County5Rio Arriba County: 4.9 %Rio Arriba County4.9San Miguel County: 4.8 %San Miguel County4.8Catron County: 4.2 %Catron County4.2Sierra County: 4.2 %Sierra County4.2Mora County: 3.8 %Mora County3.8Colfax County: 3.8 %Colfax County3.8Hidalgo County: 3.5 %Hidalgo County3.5Guadalupe County: 2.6 %Guadalupe County2.6Socorro County: 1.3 %Socorro County1.3Los Alamos County: 0.6 %Los Alamos County0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Harding County15.3+2.4 pts
2Cibola County10.5+2 pts
3McKinley County9-0.4 pts
4Torrance County9-2.6 pts
5Otero County8.6-0.5 pts
6De Baca County8.4-3.3 pts
7Grant County8.4-0 pts
8Curry County8.2+0.5 pts
9Taos County7.6+2.6 pts
10Quay County7.4+2.9 pts
11San Juan County7.3-0.5 pts
12Valencia County70 pts
13Lea County6.9-0.2 pts
14Doña Ana County6.8-0.1 pts
15Union County6.2-0.4 pts
16Eddy County5.5+1.2 pts
17Roosevelt County5.4-0.4 pts
18Luna County5.4-0 pts
19Bernalillo County5.3+0.1 pts
20Santa Fe County5.3-0.1 pts
21Sandoval County5.2-0.2 pts
22Lincoln County5.1-0.6 pts
23Chaves County5-0.6 pts
24Rio Arriba County4.9-0.2 pts
25San Miguel County4.8-0.5 pts
26Catron County4.2-2.9 pts
27Sierra County4.2+0.6 pts
28Mora County3.8-1.7 pts
29Colfax County3.8+0.2 pts
30Hidalgo County3.5-0.6 pts
31Guadalupe County2.6-2.1 pts
32Socorro County1.3-1.2 pts
33Los Alamos County0.6-1.5 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Harding County, with 15.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Los Alamos County, with 0.6% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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