New Mexico Net Migration By County in 2016
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net migration for New Mexico was -4,548. Sandoval County had the highest net migration (1,586) followed by Santa Fe County (654), and Otero County (570). On the other hand, Lea County had the lowest net migration (-1,844), followed by San Juan County (-1,047), and McKinley County (-856).
Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.
You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net migration for each county in New Mexico.
Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Migration |
|---|---|
| Bernalillo | -633 |
| Catron | 61 |
| Chaves | -440 |
| Cibola | -40 |
| Colfax | -122 |
| Curry | -458 |
| De Baca | -19 |
| Doña Ana | -646 |
| Eddy | -365 |
| Grant | -240 |
| Guadalupe | 6 |
| Harding | -27 |
| Hidalgo | -118 |
| Lea | -1844 |
| Lincoln | 65 |
| Los Alamos | 353 |
| Luna | -83 |
| McKinley | -856 |
| Mora | -66 |
| Otero | 570 |
| Quay | -26 |
| Rio Arriba | -215 |
| Roosevelt | -130 |
| Sandoval | 1586 |
| San Juan | -1047 |
| San Miguel | -174 |
| Santa Fe | 654 |
| Sierra | 56 |
| Socorro | -206 |
| Taos | 160 |
| Torrance | -115 |
| Union | -2 |
| Valencia | -187 |
Trend of Net Migration for Counties in New Mexico
Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration for each county in New Mexico.