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New Mexico County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state New Mexico (NM) is the 36th largest state by population and 5th biggest state by area. New Mexico has 33 counties ranking it the 35th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:New Mexico
Abbreviation:NM
Capital:Santa Fe
Largest City:Albuquerque
Population:2,096,829
Population rank in US:36th
Total Area [mi²]:121,590
Total Area [km²]:314,917
Area rank in US:5th
Number of Counties:33

NEW MEXICO COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a New Mexico Population Density Map per County:

New Mexico County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with New Mexico County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with New Mexico County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

NEW MEXICO COUNTIES LIST

Below are 33 New Mexico counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Bernalillo County679,121
2Doña Ana County218,195
3Santa Fe County150,358
4Sandoval County146,748
5San Juan County123,958
6Valencia County76,688
7McKinley County71,367
8Lea County71,070
9Otero County67,490
10Chaves County64,615
11Eddy County58,460
12Curry County48,954
13Rio Arriba County38,921
14Taos County32,723
15San Miguel County27,277
16Grant County26,998
17Cibola County26,675
18Luna County23,709
19Lincoln County19,572
20Los Alamos County19,369
21Roosevelt County18,500
22Socorro County16,637
23Torrance County15,461
24Colfax County11,941
25Sierra County10,791
26Quay County8,253
27Mora County4,521
28Guadalupe County4,300
29Hidalgo County4,198
30Union County4,059
31Catron County3,527
32De Baca County1,748
33Harding County625

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT NEW MEXICO COUNTIES

What is the largest county in New Mexico?

Out of the 33 counties in New Mexico, Bernalillo County is the largest by population. Catron County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in New Mexico?

Harding County is the smallest New Mexico county by population. Los Alamos County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of New Mexico?

In terms of economics and average income level, Los Alamos County is the richest New Mexico county.

What is the poorest county in New Mexico?

McKinley County is the poorest New Mexico county.

NEW MEXICO COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared New Mexico county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

New Mexico County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

New Mexico County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT NEW MEXICO COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our New Mexico County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over New Mexico counties.

CREATE YOUR NEW MEXICO DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest New Mexico Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about New Mexico state and New Mexico counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of New Mexico Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Mexico

Official Website of the State of New Mexico:
https://www.newmexico.gov

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