New Mexico County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 33 counties in New Mexico, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 61.9. 26counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
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All 33 New Mexico counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How New Mexico's 33 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All New Mexico Counties
33 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115 | McKinley County | 81.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 2 | 141 | Luna County | 79.9 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 3 | 156 | Cibola County | 79.5 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 4 | 323 | Chaves County | 73.4 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 5 | 365 | Doña Ana County | 72.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 6 | 392 | Valencia County | 71.8 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 7 | 400 | Socorro County | 71.5 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 8 | 435 | San Juan County | 70.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 9 | 502 | Torrance County | 69.3 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 10 | 662 | Curry County | 66.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 11 | 680 | Lea County | 66.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 12 | 704 | San Miguel County | 65.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 13 | 726 | Hidalgo County | 65.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 14 | 783 | Colfax County | 64.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 15 | 800 | Otero County | 63.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 16 | 823 | Quay County | 63.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 17 | 833 | Grant County | 63.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 18 | 863 | Taos County | 62.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 19 | 887 | Sierra County | 62.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 20 | 911 | Guadalupe County | 61.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 21 | 924 | Roosevelt County | 61.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 22 | 955 | Bernalillo County | 61.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 23 | 1,016 | Mora County | 60.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 24 | 1,115 | Rio Arriba County | 58.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 25 | 1,123 | Catron County | 58.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 26 | 1,182 | De Baca County | 57.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 27 | 1,386 | Lincoln County | 53.9 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 28 | 1,431 | Sandoval County | 53.1 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 29 | 1,487 | Eddy County | 51.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 30 | 1,610 | Harding County | 49.8 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 31 | 1,618 | Union County | 49.6 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 32 | 1,781 | Santa Fe County | 46.8 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 33 | 3,144 | Los Alamos County | 5.6 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.