Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 27, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Mexico population without a health insurance coverage was 9.65% (i.e. 200,063 people). Percentagewise, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (21.14%), followed by Roosevelt County (14.54%), and Lea County (13.82%).

In numerical terms, Bernalillo County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (55,383), followed by Doña Ana County (22,798), and Santa Fe County (16,051).

The charts below shows the top 10 counties by the number of people and percentage of the population without a health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all New Mexico counties.

You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.

You can also see similar information for other states.

Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
McKinley County
Roosevelt County
Lea County
San Juan County
Lincoln County
Cibola County
Doña Ana County
Santa Fe County
Union County
Chaves County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Number of People With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Bernalillo County
Doña Ana County
Santa Fe County
San Juan County
McKinley County
Sandoval County
Lea County
Chaves County
Eddy County
Valencia County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (%)
1 McKinley County 21.14
2 Roosevelt County 14.54
3 Lea County 13.82
4 San Juan County 13.13
5 Lincoln County 12.19
6 Cibola County 11.38
7 Doña Ana County 10.61
8 Santa Fe County 10.56
9 Union County 10.54
10 Chaves County 10.33
11 Catron County 10.18
12 Eddy County 10.15
13 Rio Arriba County 9.77
14 Harding County 9.28
15 Luna County 9.12
16 Otero County 9.00
17 Curry County 8.76
18 Quay County 8.41
18 Taos County 8.41
19 Bernalillo County 8.30
20 Torrance County 7.80
21 Valencia County 7.62
22 Socorro County 7.58
23 Hidalgo County 7.51
24 Guadalupe County 7.45
25 Sandoval County 7.13
26 De Baca County 6.25
27 Colfax County 6.01
28 San Miguel County 5.35
29 Sierra County 4.63
30 Grant County 4.46
31 Mora County 3.26
32 Los Alamos County 3.04
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Rank County Number of People
1 Bernalillo County 55383
2 Doña Ana County 22798
3 Santa Fe County 16051
4 San Juan County 15975
5 McKinley County 15311
6 Sandoval County 10450
7 Lea County 9777
8 Chaves County 6597
9 Eddy County 6145
10 Valencia County 5666
11 Otero County 5549
12 Curry County 3952
13 Rio Arriba County 3929
14 Cibola County 2950
15 Taos County 2871
16 Roosevelt County 2713
17 Lincoln County 2425
18 Luna County 2268
19 San Miguel County 1434
20 Socorro County 1246
21 Grant County 1234
22 Torrance County 1174
23 Quay County 724
24 Colfax County 713
25 Los Alamos County 580
26 Sierra County 522
27 Union County 369
28 Catron County 364
29 Hidalgo County 309
30 Guadalupe County 281
31 Mora County 138
32 De Baca County 116
33 Harding County 49