New Mexico has the fifth lowest per capita income in the United States of America, at $17,261 (2000). Its personal per capita income is $25,541 (2003).
See also: United States counties by per capita income. Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[1] [2]
| Rank | County | Per capita income | Median household income | Median family income | Population | Number of households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos | $49,474 | $103,643 | $118,993 | 17,950 | 7,663 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | $32,188 | $52,696 | $64,041 | 144,170 | 61,963 |
| United States | $27,334 | $51,914 | $62,982 | 308,745,538 | 116,716,292 | |
| 3 | Bernalillo | $26,143 | $47,481 | $59,809 | 662,564 | 266,000 |
| 4 | Sandoval | $25,979 | $57,158 | $65,906 | 131,561 | 47,602 |
| 5 | Eddy | $24,587 | $46,583 | $56,646 | 53,829 | 20,411 |
| 6 | Lincoln | $24,290 | $43,750 | $53,871 | 20,497 | 9,219 |
| New Mexico | $22,966 | $43,820 | $52,565 | 2,059,179 | 791,395 | |
| 7 | Taos | $22,145 | $35,441 | $43,236 | 32,937 | 14,806 |
| 8 | Mora | $22,035 | $37,784 | $42,122 | 4,881 | 2,114 |
| 9 | Grant | $21,164 | $36,591 | $44,360 | 29,514 | 12,586 |
| 10 | Colfax | $21,047 | $39,216 | $48,450 | 13,750 | 6,011 |
| 11 | Catron | $20,895 | $31,914 | $40,906 | 3,725 | 1,787 |
| 12 | De Baca | $20,769 | $30,643 | $36,618 | 2,022 | 912 |
| 13 | San Juan | $20,725 | $46,189 | $53,540 | 130,044 | 44,404 |
| 14 | Valencia | $19,955 | $42,044 | $48,767 | 76,569 | 27,500 |
| 15 | Curry | $19,925 | $38,090 | $48,933 | 48,376 | 18,015 |
| 16 | Rio Arriba | $19,913 | $41,437 | $47,840 | 40,246 | 15,768 |
| 17 | Lea | $19,637 | $43,910 | $48,980 | 64,727 | 22,236 |
| 18 | Otero | $19,255 | $39,615 | $46,210 | 63,797 | 24,464 |
| 19 | Union | $19,228 | $39,975 | $41,687 | 4,549 | 1,695 |
| 20 | San Miguel | $18,508 | $32,213 | $42,888 | 29,393 | 11,978 |
| 21 | Chaves | $18,504 | $37,524 | $43,464 | 65,645 | 23,691 |
| 22 | Doña Ana | $18,315 | $36,657 | $43,184 | 209,233 | 75,532 |
| 23 | Quay | $18,234 | $28,773 | $41,766 | 9,041 | 4,072 |
| 24 | Socorro | $17,801 | $33,284 | $41,964 | 17,866 | 7,014 |
| 25 | Hidalgo | $17,451 | $36,733 | $41,594 | 4,894 | 1,936 |
| 26 | Torrance | $17,278 | $37,117 | $43,914 | 16,383 | 6,264 |
| 27 | Roosevelt | $16,933 | $37,762 | $43,536 | 19,846 | 7,299 |
| 28 | Sierra | $16,667 | $25,583 | $38,641 | 11,988 | 5,917 |
| 29 | Luna | $15,687 | $27,997 | $33,312 | 25,095 | 9,593 |
| 30 | Cibola | $14,712 | $37,361 | $41,187 | 27,213 | 8,860 |
| 31 | Harding | $14,684 | $33,750 | $56,563 | 695 | 349 |
| 32 | Guadalupe | $13,710 | $28,488 | $37,535 | 4,687 | 1,766 |
| 33 | McKinley | $12,932 | $31,335 | $37,345 | 71,492 | 21,968 |