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Counties in New Mexico by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)

Lea County had the highest uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS) of 33 counties in 2021, at 7.4%. Union County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 1.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.4Lea County
Lowest0Union County
Median0.533 counties
New Mexico1.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 1.2 %Catron County: 0.5 %Chaves County: 0.2 %Cibola County: 0.3 %Colfax County: 0 %Curry County: 0.4 %De Baca County: 0 %Doña Ana County: 1.2 %Eddy County: 0.6 %Grant County: 0.6 %Guadalupe County: 0 %Harding County: 0 %Hidalgo County: 0 %Lea County: 7.4 %Lincoln County: 0 %Los Alamos County: 0.5 %Luna County: 0.4 %McKinley County: 2.4 %Mora County: 0 %Otero County: 1.4 %Quay County: 0 %Rio Arriba County: 0.8 %Roosevelt County: 0.1 %Sandoval County: 0.7 %San Juan County: 1.9 %San Miguel County: 0 %Santa Fe County: 0.6 %Sierra County: 0.7 %Socorro County: 1.3 %Taos County: 0.4 %Torrance County: 1.1 %Union County: 0 %Valencia County: 0.6 %
  • Under 0.2
  • 0.2 to 0.5
  • 0.5 to 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.2
  • 1.2 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Lea County: 7.4 %Lea County7.4McKinley County: 2.4 %McKinley County2.4San Juan County: 1.9 %San Juan County1.9Otero County: 1.4 %Otero County1.4Socorro County: 1.3 %Socorro County1.3Bernalillo County: 1.2 %Bernalillo County1.2Doña Ana County: 1.2 %Doña Ana County1.2Torrance County: 1.1 %Torrance County1.1Rio Arriba County: 0.8 %Rio Arriba County0.8Sandoval County: 0.7 %Sandoval County0.7Sierra County: 0.7 %Sierra County0.7Valencia County: 0.6 %Valencia County0.6Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6Grant County: 0.6 %Grant County0.6Santa Fe County: 0.6 %Santa Fe County0.6Los Alamos County: 0.5 %Los Alamos County0.5Catron County: 0.5 %Catron County0.5Taos County: 0.4 %Taos County0.4Curry County: 0.4 %Curry County0.4Luna County: 0.4 %Luna County0.4Cibola County: 0.3 %Cibola County0.3Chaves County: 0.2 %Chaves County0.2Roosevelt County: 0.1 %Roosevelt County0.1Colfax County: 0 %Colfax County0De Baca County: 0 %De Baca County0Guadalupe County: 0 %Guadalupe County0Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Hidalgo County: 0 %Hidalgo County0Lincoln County: 0 %Lincoln County0Mora County: 0 %Mora County0Quay County: 0 %Quay County0San Miguel County: 0 %San Miguel County0Union County: 0 %Union County0Lea County: 7.4 %Lea County7.4McKinley County: 2.4 %McKinley County2.4San Juan County: 1.9 %San Juan County1.9Otero County: 1.4 %Otero County1.4Socorro County: 1.3 %Socorro County1.3Bernalillo County: 1.2 %Bernalillo County1.2Doña Ana County: 1.2 %Doña Ana County1.2Torrance County: 1.1 %Torrance County1.1Rio Arriba County: 0.8 %Rio Arriba County0.8Sandoval County: 0.7 %Sandoval County0.7Sierra County: 0.7 %Sierra County0.7Valencia County: 0.6 %Valencia County0.6Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6Grant County: 0.6 %Grant County0.6Santa Fe County: 0.6 %Santa Fe County0.6Los Alamos County: 0.5 %Los Alamos County0.5Catron County: 0.5 %Catron County0.5Taos County: 0.4 %Taos County0.4Curry County: 0.4 %Curry County0.4Luna County: 0.4 %Luna County0.4Cibola County: 0.3 %Cibola County0.3Chaves County: 0.2 %Chaves County0.2Roosevelt County: 0.1 %Roosevelt County0.1Colfax County: 0 %Colfax County0De Baca County: 0 %De Baca County0Guadalupe County: 0 %Guadalupe County0Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Hidalgo County: 0 %Hidalgo County0Lincoln County: 0 %Lincoln County0Mora County: 0 %Mora County0Quay County: 0 %Quay County0San Miguel County: 0 %San Miguel County0Union County: 0 %Union County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lea County7.4
2McKinley County2.4
3San Juan County1.9
4Otero County1.4
5Socorro County1.3
6Bernalillo County1.2
6Doña Ana County1.2
8Torrance County1.1
9Rio Arriba County0.8
10Sandoval County0.7
11Sierra County0.7
12Valencia County0.6
13Eddy County0.6
14Grant County0.6
15Santa Fe County0.6
16Los Alamos County0.5
17Catron County0.5
18Taos County0.4
19Curry County0.4
20Luna County0.4
21Cibola County0.3
22Chaves County0.2
23Roosevelt County0.1
24Colfax County0
24De Baca County0
24Guadalupe County0
24Harding County0
24Hidalgo County0
24Lincoln County0
24Mora County0
24Quay County0
24San Miguel County0
24Union County0

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 65 and over without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Coverage is what people reported at the interview, so the five-year figure averages five years of answers. People whose only coverage is the Indian Health Service count as uninsured. Active-duty military and people living in institutions are outside the universe. For single-year model-based county figures under 65, see uninsured_rate_under_65, uninsured_rate_18_64 and uninsured_rate_under_19 (SAHIE), a different source.

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 B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in New Mexico by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)?

Lea County, with 7.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)?

Union County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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