Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for New Mexico was 10.6. Among all New Mexico counties, Sierra County had the highest death rate (22.07), followed by Catron County (18.69), and De Baca County (17.81).

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 Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Catron
De Baca
Quay
Union
Grant
Colfax
Harding
Lincoln
Rio Arriba
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Sierra County 22.07
2 Catron County 18.69
3 De Baca County 17.81
4 Quay County 15.68
5 Union County 15.56
6 Grant County 15.21
7 Colfax County 14.23
8 Harding County 14.17
9 Lincoln County 13.97
9 Rio Arriba County 13.97
10 Mora County 13.79
11 San Miguel County 13.08
12 Hidalgo County 13.02
13 Luna County 12.92
14 McKinley County 12.25
15 Torrance County 12.09
16 Taos County 11.96
17 Socorro County 11.94
18 Guadalupe County 11.55
19 Cibola County 11.51
19 San Juan County 11.51
20 Chaves County 11.32
21 Curry County 11.21
22 Eddy County 10.44
23 Roosevelt County 10.32
24 Bernalillo County 10.21
25 Otero County 10.17
25 Valencia County 10.17
26 Santa Fe County 9.84
27 Sandoval County 9.31
28 Doña Ana County 9.02
29 Lea County 8.74
30 Los Alamos County 8.27