Highest median household income in New Mexico
New Mexico counties and cities ranked by median household income.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by median household income — which have the highest median household income, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Los Alamos County leads at $143,188.
Among cities & places, Fort Wingate leads at $250,001.
Counties
| # | Name | Median household income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos County | $143,188 | |
| 2 | Sandoval County | $84,053 | |
| 3 | Eddy County | $79,605 | |
| 4 | Santa Fe County | $74,689 | |
| 5 | Lea County | $68,750 | |
| 6 | Bernalillo County | $66,514 | |
| 7 | Taos County | $58,908 | |
| 8 | Valencia County | $58,333 | |
| 9 | Curry County | $56,259 | |
| 10 | Doña Ana County | $55,663 | |
| 11 | Rio Arriba County | $53,901 | |
| 12 | San Juan County | $53,020 | |
| 13 | Otero County | $52,717 | |
| 14 | Colfax County | $52,690 | |
| 15 | Roosevelt County | $52,445 | |
| 16 | Chaves County | $52,029 | |
| 17 | Cibola County | $51,765 | |
| 18 | Lincoln County | $51,643 | |
| 19 | Mora County | $50,178 | |
| 20 | Hidalgo County | $49,076 | |
| 21 | Socorro County | $47,556 | |
| 22 | San Miguel County | $47,400 | |
| 23 | Catron County | $46,439 | |
| 24 | Torrance County | $46,250 | |
| 25 | Grant County | $45,921 | |
| 26 | Union County | $45,319 | |
| 27 | McKinley County | $44,496 | |
| 28 | Quay County | $43,698 | |
| 29 | Harding County | $41,250 | |
| 30 | De Baca County | $40,804 | |
| 31 | Guadalupe County | $40,149 | |
| 32 | Luna County | $37,917 | |
| 33 | Sierra County | $37,840 |
Cities & places
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- Most college-educated in New Mexico
- Highest poverty rate in New Mexico
- Lowest poverty rate in New Mexico
- Highest homeownership rate in New Mexico
- Lowest homeownership rate in New Mexico
- Longest commutes in New Mexico
- Shortest commutes in New Mexico
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