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

Torrance County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2022, at 10.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for New Mexico was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.8Torrance County
Lowest1.9Los Alamos County
Median6.633 counties
New Mexico6.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 5.4 %Catron County: 5.7 %Chaves County: 5.3 %Cibola County: 7.3 %Colfax County: 3.2 %Curry County: 7.9 %De Baca County: 8.5 %Doña Ana County: 6.8 %Eddy County: 4.2 %Grant County: 7.7 %Guadalupe County: 9.8 %Harding County: 7.2 %Hidalgo County: 4.4 %Lea County: 7.4 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Los Alamos County: 1.9 %Luna County: 7 %McKinley County: 9.7 %Mora County: 7.4 %Otero County: 9.6 %Quay County: 4.8 %Rio Arriba County: 6 %Roosevelt County: 6.6 %Sandoval County: 5.9 %San Juan County: 8.9 %San Miguel County: 6.9 %Santa Fe County: 5.4 %Sierra County: 4.7 %Socorro County: 4.4 %Taos County: 5.9 %Torrance County: 10.8 %Union County: 5.8 %Valencia County: 7.5 %
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.6
  • 5.6 to 6.6
  • 6.6 to 7.3
  • 7.3 to 8.3
  • 8.3 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Torrance County: 10.8 %Torrance County10.8Guadalupe County: 9.8 %Guadalupe County9.8McKinley County: 9.7 %McKinley County9.7Otero County: 9.6 %Otero County9.6San Juan County: 8.9 %San Juan County8.9De Baca County: 8.5 %De Baca County8.5Curry County: 7.9 %Curry County7.9Grant County: 7.7 %Grant County7.7Valencia County: 7.5 %Valencia County7.5Lea County: 7.4 %Lea County7.4Mora County: 7.4 %Mora County7.4Cibola County: 7.3 %Cibola County7.3Harding County: 7.2 %Harding County7.2Luna County: 7 %Luna County7San Miguel County: 6.9 %San Miguel County6.9Doña Ana County: 6.8 %Doña Ana County6.8Roosevelt County: 6.6 %Roosevelt County6.6Rio Arriba County: 6 %Rio Arriba County6Taos County: 5.9 %Taos County5.9Sandoval County: 5.9 %Sandoval County5.9Union County: 5.8 %Union County5.8Catron County: 5.7 %Catron County5.7Bernalillo County: 5.4 %Bernalillo County5.4Santa Fe County: 5.4 %Santa Fe County5.4Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Chaves County: 5.3 %Chaves County5.3Quay County: 4.8 %Quay County4.8Sierra County: 4.7 %Sierra County4.7Socorro County: 4.4 %Socorro County4.4Hidalgo County: 4.4 %Hidalgo County4.4Eddy County: 4.2 %Eddy County4.2Colfax County: 3.2 %Colfax County3.2Los Alamos County: 1.9 %Los Alamos County1.9Torrance County: 10.8 %Torrance County10.8Guadalupe County: 9.8 %Guadalupe County9.8McKinley County: 9.7 %McKinley County9.7Otero County: 9.6 %Otero County9.6San Juan County: 8.9 %San Juan County8.9De Baca County: 8.5 %De Baca County8.5Curry County: 7.9 %Curry County7.9Grant County: 7.7 %Grant County7.7Valencia County: 7.5 %Valencia County7.5Lea County: 7.4 %Lea County7.4Mora County: 7.4 %Mora County7.4Cibola County: 7.3 %Cibola County7.3Harding County: 7.2 %Harding County7.2Luna County: 7 %Luna County7San Miguel County: 6.9 %San Miguel County6.9Doña Ana County: 6.8 %Doña Ana County6.8Roosevelt County: 6.6 %Roosevelt County6.6Rio Arriba County: 6 %Rio Arriba County6Taos County: 5.9 %Taos County5.9Sandoval County: 5.9 %Sandoval County5.9Union County: 5.8 %Union County5.8Catron County: 5.7 %Catron County5.7Bernalillo County: 5.4 %Bernalillo County5.4Santa Fe County: 5.4 %Santa Fe County5.4Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Chaves County: 5.3 %Chaves County5.3Quay County: 4.8 %Quay County4.8Sierra County: 4.7 %Sierra County4.7Socorro County: 4.4 %Socorro County4.4Hidalgo County: 4.4 %Hidalgo County4.4Eddy County: 4.2 %Eddy County4.2Colfax County: 3.2 %Colfax County3.2Los Alamos County: 1.9 %Los Alamos County1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Torrance County10.8-0.7 pts
2Guadalupe County9.8-2.4 pts
3McKinley County9.7-1.3 pts
4Otero County9.6-0.1 pts
5San Juan County8.9+0.7 pts
6De Baca County8.5-1.9 pts
7Curry County7.9-0.3 pts
8Grant County7.7-2 pts
9Valencia County7.5-1 pts
10Lea County7.4+0.2 pts
11Mora County7.4-5.6 pts
12Cibola County7.3-1.2 pts
13Harding County7.2-2.3 pts
14Luna County7-0.5 pts
15San Miguel County6.9-0.3 pts
16Doña Ana County6.8-0.6 pts
17Roosevelt County6.6-0.8 pts
18Rio Arriba County6-0.2 pts
19Taos County5.9-4 pts
20Sandoval County5.9-1.1 pts
21Union County5.8-3 pts
22Catron County5.7-1.4 pts
23Bernalillo County5.4-0.2 pts
24Santa Fe County5.4+0.1 pts
25Lincoln County5.3-1 pts
26Chaves County5.3-0.2 pts
27Quay County4.8+0.5 pts
28Sierra County4.7-1 pts
29Socorro County4.4+0.3 pts
30Hidalgo County4.4-1.5 pts
31Eddy County4.2-0.1 pts
32Colfax County3.2-1.2 pts
33Los Alamos County1.9-1.2 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Torrance County, with 10.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Alamos County, with 1.9% in 2022.

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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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