State County Movers

Fastest Improving Counties in New Mexico

County ranking view for New Mexico, focused on counties currently classified as improving. Year-over-year score change is shown when prior-year snapshots are available.

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County Improvement Ranking

Latest Year 2024

Rank	County	Current Score	Prior Score	YoY Change	Trend
1	Sandoval County	66	N/A	N/A	Improving
2	Los Alamos County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
3	Santa Fe County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
4	Torrance County	43	N/A	N/A	Improving
5	Valencia County	41	N/A	N/A	Improving
6	Harding County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
7	San Juan County	38	N/A	N/A	Improving
8	Catron County	37	N/A	N/A	Improving
9	Doña Ana County	35	N/A	N/A	Improving
10	Taos County	31	N/A	N/A	Improving
11	Roosevelt County	29	N/A	N/A	Improving
12	Grant County	28	N/A	N/A	Improving
13	Lincoln County	28	N/A	N/A	Improving
14	Otero County	25	N/A	N/A	Improving
15	Quay County	25	N/A	N/A	Improving
16	Rio Arriba County	25	N/A	N/A	Improving
17	Colfax County	23	N/A	N/A	Improving
18	Union County	19	N/A	N/A	Improving
19	Luna County	18	N/A	N/A	Improving
20	Sierra County	18	N/A	N/A	Improving
21	Cibola County	16	N/A	N/A	Improving
22	Guadalupe County	13	N/A	N/A	Improving
23	Socorro County	12	N/A	N/A	Improving
24	San Miguel County	10	N/A	N/A	Improving
25	Hidalgo County	8	N/A	N/A	Improving
26	Mora County	7	N/A	N/A	Improving

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