Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Hidalgo County population, land area and income

Hidalgo County had 3,966 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 3,438.6 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 33 in New Mexico by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 1.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New Mexico has 26,428 residents, so Hidalgo County has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,343 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Hidalgo County's population changed since 2020

Hidalgo County lost 197 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.7%. That ranks 32nd of 33 in New Mexico for growth. The median New Mexico county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hidalgo County recorded 159 births and 235 deaths, a natural change of -76. Net international migration added +44 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -178. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 178 people.

Where Hidalgo County is

The Census internal point of Hidalgo County is at 31.898100, -108.751900. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades New Mexico's 33 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hidalgo County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Hidalgo County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hidalgo County, 2,203 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hidalgo County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lordsburg with 2,203.

Counties bordering Hidalgo County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Hidalgo County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Cochise County, AZ, with 125,773 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• AZ

  Cochise County, AZ

  125,773 people

  60 mi W

• Grant County

  27,541 people

  62 mi NNE

• Luna County

  25,878 people

  62 mi ENE

• AZ

  Greenlee County, AZ

  9,410 people

  97 mi NNW

Distance to Santa Fe and the nearest big city

Santa Fe is 307.2 miles NNE of Hidalgo County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Las Cruces, NM (population 116,998), 118.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Douglas, AZ (population 15,819), 57.8 miles away.

Hidalgo County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hidalgo County is 35023: state code 35 for New Mexico plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,343.