New Mexico County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 33 counties in New Mexico, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 55.3. 6counties are in Serious or Crisis.
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 zone. 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.
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33 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 275 | McKinley County | 72.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 2 | 309 | Luna County | 72.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 3 | 311 | Cibola County | 72.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 4 | 436 | Curry County | 69.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 5 | 500 | Chaves County | 67.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 6 | 540 | Doña Ana County | 67.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 7 | 714 | Lea County | 63.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 8 | 715 | Socorro County | 63.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 9 | 722 | San Juan County | 63.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 10 | 723 | Valencia County | 63.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 11 | 761 | Roosevelt County | 63.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 12 | 1,027 | Bernalillo County | 58.9 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 13 | 1,066 | San Miguel County | 58.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 14 | 1,114 | Torrance County | 57.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 15 | 1,150 | Otero County | 57.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 16 | 1,244 | Hidalgo County | 55.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 17 | 1,268 | Grant County | 55.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 18 | 1,317 | Colfax County | 54.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 19 | 1,368 | Quay County | 53.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 20 | 1,390 | Guadalupe County | 53.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 21 | 1,469 | De Baca County | 51.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 22 | 1,499 | Sierra County | 51.3 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 23 | 1,539 | Taos County | 50.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 24 | 1,550 | Sandoval County | 50.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 25 | 1,582 | Lincoln County | 49.9 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 26 | 1,673 | Union County | 48.6 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 27 | 1,677 | Eddy County | 48.5 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 28 | 1,693 | Rio Arriba County | 48.3 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 29 | 1,839 | Santa Fe County | 46.1 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 30 | 1,973 | Harding County | 43.7 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 31 | 2,109 | Catron County | 41.2 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 32 | 2,138 | Mora County | 40.8 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 33 | 3,143 | Los Alamos County | 11.4 | Healthy | Consumer Credit Distress |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.