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

Mora County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2021, at 13.1%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 7.4% and the figure for New Mexico was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.1Mora County
Lowest3.1Los Alamos County
Median7.433 counties
New Mexico6.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 5.6 %Catron County: 7.1 %Chaves County: 5.4 %Cibola County: 8.5 %Colfax County: 4.4 %Curry County: 8.2 %De Baca County: 10.4 %Doña Ana County: 7.4 %Eddy County: 4.3 %Grant County: 9.7 %Guadalupe County: 12.2 %Harding County: 9.5 %Hidalgo County: 5.9 %Lea County: 7.2 %Lincoln County: 6.3 %Los Alamos County: 3.1 %Luna County: 7.5 %McKinley County: 11 %Mora County: 13.1 %Otero County: 9.6 %Quay County: 4.3 %Rio Arriba County: 6.2 %Roosevelt County: 7.4 %Sandoval County: 7 %San Juan County: 8.2 %San Miguel County: 7.2 %Santa Fe County: 5.3 %Sierra County: 5.8 %Socorro County: 4.2 %Taos County: 9.9 %Torrance County: 11.4 %Union County: 8.8 %Valencia County: 8.5 %
  • Under 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.3
  • 6.3 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 8.5
  • 8.5 to 9.8
  • 9.8 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Mora County: 13.1 %Mora County13.1Guadalupe County: 12.2 %Guadalupe County12.2Torrance County: 11.4 %Torrance County11.4McKinley County: 11 %McKinley County11De Baca County: 10.4 %De Baca County10.4Taos County: 9.9 %Taos County9.9Grant County: 9.7 %Grant County9.7Otero County: 9.6 %Otero County9.6Harding County: 9.5 %Harding County9.5Union County: 8.8 %Union County8.8Valencia County: 8.5 %Valencia County8.5Cibola County: 8.5 %Cibola County8.5San Juan County: 8.2 %San Juan County8.2Curry County: 8.2 %Curry County8.2Luna County: 7.5 %Luna County7.5Roosevelt County: 7.4 %Roosevelt County7.4Doña Ana County: 7.4 %Doña Ana County7.4San Miguel County: 7.2 %San Miguel County7.2Lea County: 7.2 %Lea County7.2Catron County: 7.1 %Catron County7.1Sandoval County: 7 %Sandoval County7Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lincoln County6.3Rio Arriba County: 6.2 %Rio Arriba County6.2Hidalgo County: 5.9 %Hidalgo County5.9Sierra County: 5.8 %Sierra County5.8Bernalillo County: 5.6 %Bernalillo County5.6Chaves County: 5.4 %Chaves County5.4Santa Fe County: 5.3 %Santa Fe County5.3Colfax County: 4.4 %Colfax County4.4Eddy County: 4.3 %Eddy County4.3Quay County: 4.3 %Quay County4.3Socorro County: 4.2 %Socorro County4.2Los Alamos County: 3.1 %Los Alamos County3.1Mora County: 13.1 %Mora County13.1Guadalupe County: 12.2 %Guadalupe County12.2Torrance County: 11.4 %Torrance County11.4McKinley County: 11 %McKinley County11De Baca County: 10.4 %De Baca County10.4Taos County: 9.9 %Taos County9.9Grant County: 9.7 %Grant County9.7Otero County: 9.6 %Otero County9.6Harding County: 9.5 %Harding County9.5Union County: 8.8 %Union County8.8Valencia County: 8.5 %Valencia County8.5Cibola County: 8.5 %Cibola County8.5San Juan County: 8.2 %San Juan County8.2Curry County: 8.2 %Curry County8.2Luna County: 7.5 %Luna County7.5Roosevelt County: 7.4 %Roosevelt County7.4Doña Ana County: 7.4 %Doña Ana County7.4San Miguel County: 7.2 %San Miguel County7.2Lea County: 7.2 %Lea County7.2Catron County: 7.1 %Catron County7.1Sandoval County: 7 %Sandoval County7Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lincoln County6.3Rio Arriba County: 6.2 %Rio Arriba County6.2Hidalgo County: 5.9 %Hidalgo County5.9Sierra County: 5.8 %Sierra County5.8Bernalillo County: 5.6 %Bernalillo County5.6Chaves County: 5.4 %Chaves County5.4Santa Fe County: 5.3 %Santa Fe County5.3Colfax County: 4.4 %Colfax County4.4Eddy County: 4.3 %Eddy County4.3Quay County: 4.3 %Quay County4.3Socorro County: 4.2 %Socorro County4.2Los Alamos County: 3.1 %Los Alamos County3.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mora County13.1
2Guadalupe County12.2
3Torrance County11.4
4McKinley County11
5De Baca County10.4
6Taos County9.9
7Grant County9.7
8Otero County9.6
9Harding County9.5
10Union County8.8
11Valencia County8.5
12Cibola County8.5
13San Juan County8.2
14Curry County8.2
15Luna County7.5
16Roosevelt County7.4
17Doña Ana County7.4
18San Miguel County7.2
19Lea County7.2
20Catron County7.1
21Sandoval County7
22Lincoln County6.3
23Rio Arriba County6.2
24Hidalgo County5.9
25Sierra County5.8
26Bernalillo County5.6
27Chaves County5.4
28Santa Fe County5.3
29Colfax County4.4
30Eddy County4.3
31Quay County4.3
32Socorro County4.2
33Los Alamos County3.1

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mora County, with 13.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 3.1% in 2021.

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