State 35 · NM
New Mexico county map
New Mexico has 33 counties. Catron County is the largest by land at 6,924 square miles, and Bernalillo County is the most populous with 671,747 residents.
- Population 2024
- 2,130,256
- #36 of 51
- Land area
- 121,313 sq mi
- #5 of 51
- Density
- 17.6 / sq mi
- #46 of 51
- Counties
- 33
- Capital: Santa Fe
Map of all 33 counties in New Mexico
Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable New Mexico map sheets.
New Mexico population and land area
New Mexico had 2,130,256 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 36th of the 50 states and DC. Its 121,313 square miles of land rank 5th. New Mexico averages 17.6 people per square mile of land, about 5.5 times sparser than the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 46th.
- Population, 2024
- 2,130,25636th of 51
- Land area
- 121,313 sq mi5th of 51
- Density
- 17.6 per sq mi46th of 51
- Number of counties
- 33
- Capital
- Santa Fe35.682° N, 105.940° W
- State FIPS code
- 35
New Mexico counties by population, density and income
Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Santa Fe.
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Largest county in New Mexico by land area
Catron County ranks first at 6,924 square miles and Los Alamos County last at 109 square miles. The top value is 63 times the bottom one.
- 01Catron County6,924
- 02Socorro County6,646
- 03Otero County6,613
- 04Chaves County6,067
- 05Rio Arriba County5,861
- 06San Juan County5,517
- 07McKinley County5,451
- 08Lincoln County4,831
- 09San Miguel County4,722
- 10Cibola County4,540
Most populous county in New Mexico
Bernalillo County ranks first at 671,747 residents and Harding County last at 635 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.
- 01Bernalillo County671,747
- 02Doña Ana County229,366
- 03Santa Fe County157,765
- 04Sandoval County157,757
- 05San Juan County120,817
- 06Valencia County80,813
- 07Lea County75,151
- 08Otero County69,711
- 09McKinley County68,945
- 10Chaves County63,697
Least populous county in New Mexico
The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.
- 01Harding County635
- 02De Baca County1,657
- 03Catron County3,795
- 04Union County3,926
- 05Hidalgo County3,966
Most densely populated county in New Mexico
Bernalillo County ranks first at 578.5 people per square mile and Harding County last at 0.3 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.
- 01Bernalillo County578.5
- 02Los Alamos County180.3
- 03Santa Fe County82.6
- 04Valencia County75.8
- 05Doña Ana County60.2
- 06Sandoval County42.5
- 07Curry County33.6
- 08San Juan County21.9
- 09Lea County17.1
- 10Taos County15.7
Highest median household income in New Mexico
Los Alamos County ranks first at $146,208 and Luna County last at $38,641. The top value is 3.8 times the bottom one.
- 01Los Alamos County$146,208
- 02Sandoval County$81,557
- 03Santa Fe County$78,366
- 04Bernalillo County$68,286
- 05Eddy County$66,485
- 06Lea County$60,820
- 07Lincoln County$59,386
- 08San Juan County$57,296
- 09Valencia County$56,785
- 10Doña Ana County$56,233
Towns and cities in New Mexico
The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 61 incorporated places in New Mexico with 1,000 or more residents, holding 1,422,346 people together, or 67% of the state total. 35 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Raton at 36.885° N and the southernmost is Sunland Park at 31.824° N. Among places of 5,000+, Los Lunas grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 14.1%.
- 01Albuquerque560,326
- 02Las Cruces116,998
- 03Rio Rancho112,524
- 04Santa Fe90,551
- 05Roswell47,176
- 06Farmington46,262
- 07Hobbs41,061
- 08Clovis37,555
- 09Carlsbad31,999
- 10Alamogordo31,667
- 11Gallup20,339
- 12Los Lunas19,907
Santa Fe, the capital
61.4% of New Mexico's place population, 873,283 of 1,422,346 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Santa Fe. That ranks 30th of 51 for how central the capital is. The most remote town of 1,000 to 9,999 people is Raton, 96 miles in a straight line from the nearest place of 10,000+ (Pueblo).
See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Santa Fe, month by month, are on the Santa Fe daylight page.
States bordering New Mexico
New Mexico borders 5 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Denver, 285 miles N of Santa Fe in a straight line.
UTM zones in New Mexico
The internal points of New Mexico's counties fall in UTM zones 12, 13. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because New Mexico spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.
All 33 counties in New Mexico
Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.
| FIPS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35001 | Bernalillo County | 671,747#1 | 1,161 | 578.5 | $68,286 |
| 35013 | Doña Ana County | 229,366#2 | 3,808 | 60.2 | $56,233 |
| 35049 | Santa Fe County | 157,765#3 | 1,910 | 82.6 | $78,366 |
| 35043 | Sandoval County | 157,757 | 3,710 | 42.5 | $81,557 |
| 35045 | San Juan County | 120,817 | 5,517 | 21.9 | $57,296 |
| 35061 | Valencia County | 80,813 | 1,067 | 75.8 | $56,785 |
| 35025 | Lea County | 75,151 | 4,392 | 17.1 | $60,820 |
| 35035 | Otero County | 69,711 | 6,613 | 10.5 | $51,298 |
| 35031 | McKinley County | 68,945 | 5,451 | 12.6 | $41,427 |
| 35005 | Chaves County | 63,697 | 6,067 | 10.5 | $51,179 |
| 35015 | Eddy County | 61,436 | 4,176 | 14.7 | $66,485 |
| 35009 | Curry County | 47,156 | 1,406 | 33.6 | $53,858 |
| 35039 | Rio Arriba County | 39,955 | 5,861 | 6.8 | $51,703 |
| 35055 | Taos County | 34,482 | 2,202 | 15.7 | $53,935 |
| 35017 | Grant County | 27,541 | 3,961 | 7.0 | $48,454 |
| 35006 | Cibola County | 26,686 | 4,540 | 5.9 | $47,530 |
| 35047 | San Miguel County | 26,428 | 4,722 | 5.6 | $46,318 |
| 35029 | Luna County | 25,878 | 2,965 | 8.7 | $38,641 |
| 35027 | Lincoln County | 20,025 | 4,831 | 4.1 | $59,386 |
| 35028 | Los Alamos County | 19,675 | 109 | 180.3 | $146,208 |
| 35041 | Roosevelt County | 18,713 | 2,446 | 7.7 | $51,111 |
| 35057 | Torrance County | 15,986 | 3,345 | 4.8 | $44,780 |
| 35053 | Socorro County | 15,967 | 6,646 | 2.4 | $46,070 |
| 35007 | Colfax County | 12,307 | 3,758 | 3.3 | $54,255 |
| 35051 | Sierra County | 11,389 | 4,181 | 2.7 | $40,498 |
| 35037 | Quay County | 8,403 | 2,874 | 2.9 | $43,312 |
| 35019 | Guadalupe County | 4,385 | 3,030 | 1.4 | $43,463 |
| 35033 | Mora County | 4,096 | 1,926 | 2.1 | $45,685 |
| 35023 | Hidalgo County | 3,966 | 3,439 | 1.2 | $45,343 |
| 35059 | Union County | 3,926 | 3,825 | 1.0 | $45,458 |
| 35003 | Catron County | 3,795 | 6,924 | 0.5 | $45,802 |
| 35011 | De Baca County | 1,657 | 2,323 | 0.7 | $48,234 |
| 35021 | Harding County | 635 | 2,125 | 0.3 | $47,606 |
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
- 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
- 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.