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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Largest US Counties by Population in New Mexico

The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.

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New Mexico ranked

#County PopulationMonthly to ownEffective rate
1 Bernalillo County 674,357$2,1600.947%
2 Doña Ana County 221,665$1,6480.684%
3 Santa Fe County 155,175$3,1050.506%
4 Sandoval County 151,538$2,2180.761%
5 San Juan County 121,178$1,5010.675%
6 Valencia County 77,382$1,6540.660%
7 Lea County 73,154$1,4050.468%
8 McKinley County 71,172$7631.889%
9 Otero County 68,235$1,2320.563%
10 Chaves County 64,446$1,1870.645%
11 Eddy County 61,114$1,5740.499%
12 Curry County 47,932$1,3110.555%
13 Rio Arriba County 40,165$1,7830.433%
14 Taos County 34,516$2,6100.329%
15 Grant County 27,856$1,3230.460%
16 Cibola County 27,059$1,0480.819%
17 San Miguel County 27,036$1,4300.558%
18 Luna County 25,420$9710.576%
19 Lincoln County 20,227$1,6710.539%
20 Los Alamos County 19,374$3,3800.573%
21 Roosevelt County 19,002$1,1220.436%
22 Socorro County 16,308$1,1860.553%
23 Torrance County 15,290$1,1890.467%
24 Colfax County 12,336$1,3150.576%
25 Sierra County 11,511$1,1970.548%
26 Quay County 8,616$7590.617%
27 Guadalupe County 4,379$9290.525%
28 Mora County 4,176$1,0190.535%
29 Hidalgo County 4,097$9710.461%
30 Union County 4,039$1,1360.571%
31 Catron County 3,685$1,3570.339%
32 De Baca County 1,580$1,2830.499%
33 Harding County 748$7720.379%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

Nationwide

Largest US Counties by Population across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in New Mexico

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