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New Mexico counties

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New Mexico has 33 counties and county equivalents holding 2,114,768 residents. The statewide sales tax base rate is 4.875%, before county and city add-ons.

All 33 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Bernalillo County674,357$66,514$268,500$1,087
Doña Ana County221,665$55,663$205,400$903
Santa Fe County155,175$74,689$416,900$1,318
Sandoval County151,538$84,053$282,300$1,408
San Juan County121,178$53,020$185,100$917
Valencia County77,382$58,333$206,800$970
Lea County73,154$68,750$176,000$1,119
McKinley County71,172$44,496$72,100$810
Otero County68,235$52,717$149,500$926
Chaves County64,446$52,029$141,900$838
Eddy County61,114$79,605$199,400$1,183
Curry County47,932$56,259$160,800$987
Rio Arriba County40,165$53,901$230,900$760
Taos County34,516$58,908$354,000$1,069
Grant County27,856$45,921$164,400$810
Cibola County27,059$51,765$120,000$724
San Miguel County27,036$47,400$177,600$774
Luna County25,420$37,917$112,500$685
Lincoln County20,227$51,643$212,200$883
Los Alamos County19,374$143,188$452,500$1,308
Roosevelt County19,002$52,445$136,000$863
Socorro County16,308$47,556$143,200$653
Torrance County15,290$46,250$145,100$845
Colfax County12,336$52,690$161,000$704
Sierra County11,511$37,840$144,800$695
Quay County8,616$43,698$82,200$752
Guadalupe County4,379$40,149$107,200$515
Mora County4,176$50,178$119,900$785
Hidalgo County4,097$49,076$114,000$803
Union County4,039$45,319$135,900$650
Catron County3,685$46,439$171,800$740
De Baca County1,580$40,804$158,000$727
Harding County748$41,250$86,500$700

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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