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What are the richest counties in New Mexico?

Los Alamos County ($147,139), Sandoval County ($86,636) and Santa Fe County ($79,071) had the highest median household income in New Mexico in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated

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All 31 ranked New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by median household income
RankCountyMedian household income 2020–24Change since 2016–20Residents
1Los Alamos County$147,139+23.4%19,407
2Sandoval County$86,636+33.1%159,565
3Santa Fe County$79,071+30.3%156,907
4Eddy County$78,426+20.7%62,509
5Bernalillo County$69,473+27.9%667,601
6Lea County$68,015+9.9%74,749
7Taos County$58,950+40.4%34,564
8Valencia County$58,933+16.0%82,013
9Torrance County$57,842+51.3%16,100
10Curry County$57,309+17.2%46,655
11Rio Arriba County$57,155+35.2%39,832
12Doña Ana County$56,848+29.1%229,091
13Otero County$55,876+24.1%70,368
14San Juan County$55,872+17.3%120,340
15Mora County$53,663+82.2%4,051
16Colfax County$53,554+45.0%12,184
17Lincoln County$53,303+18.6%19,844
18Chaves County$52,938+14.5%63,364
19Roosevelt County$52,685+22.8%18,615
20Cibola County$50,759+13.5%26,807
21Catron County$49,864+36.2%3,827
22San Miguel County$49,431+53.0%26,260
23Hidalgo County$48,882+9.3%3,929
24McKinley County$47,668+31.8%68,119
25Union County$46,694+31.6%3,844
26Grant County$44,958+20.0%27,252
27Guadalupe County$42,750+37.6%4,343
28Quay County$41,946+23.5%8,454
29Sierra County$41,600+22.8%11,395
30Socorro County$36,570−9.2%15,838
31Luna County$36,419+12.9%25,407

2 of 33 New Mexico counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in New Mexico has the highest median household income?

Los Alamos County: $147,139, ahead of Sandoval County ($86,636) and Santa Fe County ($79,071), of 31 New Mexico counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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