Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for New Mexico was -1.65. Among all New Mexico counties, Lea County had the highest net migration rate (9.43), followed by Curry County (8.31), and Santa Fe County (4.05).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
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Curry
Santa Fe
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Otero
Bernalillo
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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Lea County 9.43
2 Curry County 8.31
3 Santa Fe County 4.05
4 Sandoval County 3.75
5 Eddy County 3.1
6 Union County 2.95
7 Otero County 2.64
8 Bernalillo County 0.02
9 Sierra County -1
10 Grant County -1.36
11 Doña Ana County -1.39
12 Los Alamos County -2.3
13 Chaves County -3
14 Taos County -5.24
15 Rio Arriba County -5.54
16 Valencia County -6.44
17 San Juan County -7.07
18 Guadalupe County -7.81
19 Cibola County -8.23
20 McKinley County -9.4
21 Lincoln County -10.59
22 San Miguel County -11.46
23 Luna County -11.63
24 Roosevelt County -11.93
25 Harding County -14.16
26 Hidalgo County -15.58
27 De Baca County -16.17
28 Socorro County -19.12
29 Torrance County -19.39
30 Catron County -19.86
30 Mora County -19.86
31 Colfax County -26.13
32 Quay County -27.79