New Mexico Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2018
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase rate for New Mexico was 2.11, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Curry County: 8.3
- Lea County: 7.72
- Roosevelt County: 5.48
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Sierra County: -15.41
- Harding County: -12.03
- Catron County: -8.19
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each New Mexico county in 2018. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 2.11 |
| Catron | -8.19 |
| Chaves | 2.66 |
| Cibola | 1.68 |
| Colfax | -2.8 |
| Curry | 8.3 |
| De Baca | -6.13 |
| Doña Ana | 4.19 |
| Eddy | 3.67 |
| Grant | -1.6 |
| Guadalupe | -5.26 |
| Harding | -12.03 |
| Hidalgo | -3.51 |
| Lea | 7.72 |
| Lincoln | -2.91 |
| Los Alamos | 1.06 |
| Luna | 0.58 |
| McKinley | 2.73 |
| Mora | -0.89 |
| Otero | 4.31 |
| Quay | -5.46 |
| Rio Arriba | -0.87 |
| Roosevelt | 5.48 |
| Sandoval | 1.22 |
| San Juan | 3.02 |
| San Miguel | -1.77 |
| Santa Fe | -0.1 |
| Sierra | -15.41 |
| Socorro | 1.14 |
| Taos | -2.08 |
| Torrance | 0.45 |
| Union | -0.24 |
| Valencia | 1.29 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in New Mexico
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in New Mexico.