County · New Mexico

Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Los Alamos County, New Mexico has a quality-of-life score of 100 out of 100 (very high), ranking #2 of 3,143 US counties. Within New Mexico it ranks #1 of 33 counties. It ranks best on poverty rate (low), child poverty rate (low) and food insecurity (low). It ranks worst on drought exposure (high), drug overdose deaths (high) and suicide rate (high).

100Very high

Quality-of-life score: #2 of 3,143 counties
New Mexico: #1 of 33 in NM
Population: 19,407 (2025)
Land area: 109 mi²
Density: 177.8 /mi²
FIPS code: 35028

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 77 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety68#984/3,096
Economy100#10/3,143
Housing86#455/3,140
Health92#258/3,144
Healthcare99#18/3,143
Environment100#1/3,108
Education99#31/3,144
Infrastructure100#7/3,144
Community97#103/3,144
Leisure & amenities65#1,115/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Los Alamos County, New Mexico ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Poverty rate · low3.8%
100/100New Mexico 15.8%United States 12.1%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Child poverty rate · low2.8%
100/100New Mexico 20.5%United States 15.5%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Food insecurity · low6.9%
100/100New Mexico 22.2%United States 15.6%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low2.9%
100/100New Mexico 13.4%United States 9.8%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Bachelor's degree or higher · high69.7%
100/100New Mexico 31.0%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Lack of reliable transportation · low4.7%
100/100New Mexico 11.7%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Drought exposure · high100%
1/100New Mexico 85%United States 43%Nov 2025–Oct 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA
Drug overdose deaths · high0.0 /100k
5/100New Mexico 46.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Suicide rate · high20.1 /100k
6/100New Mexico 22.3 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional data
Homicide rate · high0.0 /100k
9/100New Mexico 9.2 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Firearm deaths · high15.8 /100k
10/100New Mexico 21.7 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional data
Restaurants and bars · low4.1 /10k
12/100New Mexico 6.4 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Traffic deathsWorsening
1.1 /100k (2015-2019) → 7.2 /100k (2020-2024)
+575%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Homicide rateImproving
8.1 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
30.4 /100k (2022) → 0.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−100%4 yearsUS 30.9 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New homes permittedWorsening
2.1 /1k (2021) → 0.6 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−73%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Hot daysWorsening
2 days (2011-2020) → 3 days (2016-2025)
+60%5 yearsUS 41 days → 42 days
Flu vaccinationsImproving
45.0% (2019) → 56.0% (2023)
+11 pts4 yearsUS 48.0% → 44.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Los Alamos County, New Mexico improved on 6 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 19 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved6

Real income+41%$81,054 → $114,529
Students / teacher−2.0×14.5× → 12.5×
Weekly wage+25%$1,820 → $2,270
Household income+22%$122,001 → $149,062
Unemployment−1.4 points3.2% → 1.8%

Declined2

Traffic deaths+575%1.1 /100k → 7.2 /100k
Price / income+0.9×2.5× → 3.4×

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Los Alamos County, New Mexico between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.1 /10k2020	5.7 /10k2025	+38%	Within the margin of error	86%
Average commute time	16.2 min2015-2019	14.7 min2020-2024	−1.5 min	Within the margin of error	84%
Average weekly wage	$1,8202020	$2,2702025	+25%	Improved	56%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.4%2015-2019	69.7%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Broadband subscriptions	89.6%2015-2019	93.4%2020-2024	+3.8 points	Improved	5%
Child poverty rate	3.2%2019	2.8%2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Distance to an airport	60 mi2020	60 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Effective property tax rate	0.67%2015-2019	0.56%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	50%
Firearm deaths	21.6 /100k2020	15.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−27%	Within the margin of error	85%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	+33%	Within the margin of error	91%
Gyms and fitness centers	2.6 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−40%	Within the margin of error	12%
High school diploma or higher	97.6%2015-2019	98.3%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.9×	Declined	14%
Income adjusted for local prices	$81,0542019	$114,5292024	+41%	Improved	88%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3912015-2019	0.3822020-2024	−0.009	Within the margin of error	69%
Median household income	$122,0012019	$149,0622024	+22%	Improved	35%
New business applications	9.4 /1k2020	9.3 /1k2025	−0.5%	Little change	8%
Pharmacies	0.5 /10k2020	0.5 /10k2025	+0%	Within the margin of error	68%
Poverty rate	3.5%2019	3.8%2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Property crime rate	380 /100k2020	295 /100k2025	−22%	Within the margin of error	29%
Public libraries	1.0 /10k2019	1.0 /10k2024	−0.2%	Within the margin of error	55%
Rent as share of income	18.6%2015-2019	18.6%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Rent-burdened households	23.3%2015-2019	28.8%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Restaurants and bars	4.1 /10k2020	4.1 /10k2025	+0%	Within the margin of error	49%
Students per teacher	14.5×2019	12.5×2024	−2.0×	Improved	88%
Suicide rate	25.0 /100k2020	20.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−20%	Within the margin of error	85%
Traffic deaths	1.1 /100k2015-2019	7.2 /100k2020-2024	+575%	Declined	0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%2020	1.8%2025	−1.4 points	Improved	21%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	2.8%2019	2.9%2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Violent crime rate	80 /100k2020	61 /100k2025	−23%	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Los Alamos County, New Mexico five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Los Alamos County, New Mexico in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Los Alamos County, New Mexico itself moved +1.1 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

19,435 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 20–29 women (+2.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

19,435 residents

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

White70%13,569
Black0.9%†168
Hispanic or Latino18%3,501
Asian5.0%962
American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%†124
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†16
Other or two or more races5.6%1,095

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−2.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

14,040 residents (±128)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

No high school diploma1.7%†243
High school or GED9.2%1,289
Some college14%1,937
Associate degree5.5%779
Bachelor's degree26%3,590
Graduate degree44%6,202

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

8,247 households (±164)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $25k5.6%†464
$25k–50k6.1%†505
$50k–75k10%857
$75k–100k7.2%592
$100k–150k22%1,789
$150k–200k19%1,570
$200k or more30%2,470

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+9.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

8,247 households (±164)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Own75%6,171
Rent25%2,076

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,048 households (±295)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $7507.1%†146
$750–1,00028%†570
$1,000–1,50023%†479

Home values

6,171 homes (±293)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $150k5.9%†363
$150k–250k6.1%†379
$250k–400k18%1,131

Age of homes

8,713 homes (±27)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

2010 or later8.2%†712
2000–200911%961
1980–199919%1,627

Size of homes

8,713 homes (±27)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Studio5.4%†474
1 bedroom3.5%†302
2 bedrooms22%1,915

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

10,510 workers (±409)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Drive alone72%7,551
Carpool7.2%†756
Public transit1.2%†128
Walk2.2%†236
Bike1.0%†105
Work from home16%1,635
Other0.9%†99

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+11.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

8,875 workers (±499)

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under 15 min49%4,388
15–29 min43%3,831
30–44 min5.5%†486

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Los Alamos, NM

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Los Alamos County has 373 employer establishments, 193 for every 10,000 residents (0.78× the US rate of 248; 0.91× New Mexico's), with 17,888 paid employees at an average annual pay of $113,028. The Census Bureau also counts 992 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 373; 992 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 193; US 248 · New Mexico 212
Paid employees: 17,888
Average annual pay: $113,028; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Los Alamos County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	51	26.4	1.27×More than typical	443	$53,587	75
Restaurants and other eating places	28	14.5	0.79×Fewer than typical	374	$25,759	4
Offices of other health practitioners	22	11.4	1.87×More than typical	92	$41,380	42
Lessors of real estate	18	9.3	0.76×Fewer than typical	50	$63,160	94
Limited-service restaurants	17	8.8	1.10×About typical	257	$23,767	—
Religious organizations	17	8.8	1.59×More than typical	96	$29,396	—
Construction of buildings	14	7.2	0.96×About typical	64	$111,156	21
Management, scientific and technical consulting	13	6.7	1.00×About typical	177	$95,655	89
Offices of physicians	13	6.7	1.04×About typical	194	$63,655	9
Specialty trade contractors	12	6.2	0.40×Fewer than typical	83	$134,012	17
Banks and credit unions	11	5.7	1.76×More than typical	145	$69,469	—
Individual and family services	11	5.7	2.03×More than typical	98	$31,194	8

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $5.5B on contracts performed in Los Alamos County, New Mexico: $284,696 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $5.5B; +4.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $284,696; US $2,007
Sole-source: 0.1%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.1%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Energy$5.5B100.0%
Forest Service$845K0.0%
Federal Acquisition Service$465.7K0.0%
Department of the Army$248.1K0.0%
Departmental Offices$49.9K0.0%
Defense Logistics Agency$30.4K0.0%
National Park Service$19.3K0.0%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.6K0.0%

Top recipients

TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$5.5B99%
TECHSOURCE, LLC$19M0.3%
VECTOR RESOURCE INC$5.6M0.1%
S&K MISSION SUPPORT, LLC$5.3M0.1%
NEWPORT NEWS NUCLEAR BWXT-LOS ALAMOS LLC$3.1M0.1%

Spending by fiscal year

2.6BFY2017
2.7BFY2018
2.9BFY2019
3.1BFY2020
4BFY2021
4BFY2022
4.7BFY2023
5.2B

Top industries (NAICS)

Facilities support services · 5612$5.5B99%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$20M0.4%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$8.4M0.2%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$4.8M0.1%
Business support services · 5614$1.1M0.0%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812

Largest awards

COMPETITION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY$35.4B
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC· Los Alamos County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Jun 8, 2018 – Sep 28, 2026· 89233218CNA000001
M&O OF LANL BR OF U OF CA$35.3B
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE· Los Alamos County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Nov 3, 2016 – Jun 12, 2026· DEAC3243AL00036
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES (EXCEPT AS MAY BE FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT) AND OTHERWISE DO ALL THING NECESSARY FOR, OR INCIDENT TO PROVIDING ITS BEST EFFORTS TO EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.$27.4B
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY LLC· Los Alamos County, NM

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $113.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Los Alamos County, New Mexico: $5,838 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $113.3M; −5.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,838; US $12,975
Loan face value: $8.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$82M72%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$10M8.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$4.5M4.0%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$3.3M3.0%
93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$3.2M2.9%
20.265 · Carbon Reduction Program$2.1M1.9%
43.001 · Science$1.8M1.5%
84.041 · Impact Aid$901.4K0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$4.3M3.8%
COLUMBUS, OH
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$2.5M2.2%
SANTA FE, NM
NMC, INC.$1.3M1.1%
LOS ALAMOS, NM
LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS$948.2K0.8%
LOS ALAMOS, NM
GEOLABE LLC$495.3K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$90.3M80%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$11.1M9.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Institutes of Health$4.3M3.8%
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Highway Administration$2.5M2.2%
Department of Transportation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Assistance by fiscal year

94.2MFY2021
86.5MFY2022
95.4MFY2023
108.3MFY2024
119.8MFY2025
113.3MFY2026

County aggregates

90%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Los Alamos County, New Mexico compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2017	$140,753	$1,436
FY2018	$142,973	$1,552
FY2019	$151,326	$1,654
FY2020	$160,938	$1,880
FY2021	$208,348	$1,810
FY2022	$208,336	$1,917
FY2023	$243,391	$2,079
FY2024	$268,658	$2,047
FY2025	$271,874	$2,165
FY2026	$284,696 (partial year)	$1,925
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2017	$404	$93.28
FY2018	$2,293	$105
FY2019	$433	$128
FY2020	$280	$145
FY2021	$183	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$209,338	$5,748
FY2022	$208,838	$5,221
FY2023	$243,848	$5,364
FY2024	$269,421	$5,501
FY2025	$272,692	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$102	$298
FY2022	$141	$357
FY2023	$19.83	$301
FY2024	$26.51	$319
FY2025	$337	$360
FY2026	$137

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$0.89	$239
FY2022	$0.33	$185
FY2023	$9.68	$229
FY2024	$41.03	$229
FY2025	$11.09	$249
FY2026	$0.58

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$269	$2,304
FY2022	$0	$2,197
FY2023	$101	$2,274
FY2024	$233	$2,267
FY2025	$192	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$640	$1,186
FY2022	$291	$465
FY2023	-$40.53	$76.52
FY2024	$11.07	$120
FY2025	$6.44	$148
FY2026	$7.65

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Los Alamos County, New Mexico and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−1.8%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Construction contracts · FY2018

$2,293 per resident in FY2018, against an earlier average of $404 (5.7× that).

Compared with 10 similar counties

Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/35028

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Los Alamos County, New Mexico is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 8.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

The metro or micro area Los Alamos County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Los Alamos, NM100Central county

Cities and towns in Los Alamos County

Places whose residents live mostly in Los Alamos County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-09
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/35028

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−5.4%	−4.2%
2015	−3.5%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.9%	+3.3%
2018	+5.4%	+6.8%
2019	+9.0%	+10.5%
2020	+17.3%	+19.4%
2021	+20.0%	+26.1%
2022	+28.2%	+30.6%
2023	+35.7%	+35.0%
2024	+41.3%	+41.0%
2025	+46.4%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−6.8%	−5.5%
2015	−4.6%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+0.4%	+4.1%
2018	+5.1%	+8.9%
2019	+7.6%	+13.5%
2020	+12.0%	+20.8%
2021	+21.8%	+32.1%
2022	+30.1%	+35.4%
2023	+38.5%	+42.9%
2024	+46.9%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	0.2/1k	3.3/1k
2015	0.5/1k	3.7/1k
2016	0.2/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.3/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.6/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.1/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.2/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.1/1k	5.2/1k
2022	2.0/1k	5.0/1k
2023	1.8/1k	4.5/1k
2024	0.6/1k	4.3/1k
2025	0.8/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−8.1% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−7.0% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+13.9% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+25.5% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+37.3% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+58.2% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+72.4% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+84.9% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+97.8% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+113.9% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+114.7% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	7.0/1k	8.5/1k
2015	5.1/1k	8.7/1k
2016	5.7/1k	9.1/1k
2017	6.1/1k	9.8/1k
2018	6.1/1k	10.7/1k
2019	8.0/1k	10.6/1k
2020	9.4/1k	13.1/1k
2021	10.0/1k	16.2/1k
2022	8.3/1k	15.1/1k
2023	9.6/1k	16.2/1k
2024	8.5/1k	15.4/1k
2025	9.3/1k	16.6/1k

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	4.1%	6.2%
2015	4.1%	5.3%
2016	3.9%	4.9%
2017	3.4%	4.4%
2018	3.0%	3.9%
2019	2.9%	3.7%
2020	3.2%	8.1%
2021	2.9%	5.4%
2022	2.0%	3.7%
2023	1.6%	3.6%
2024	1.8%	4.0%
2025	1.8%	4.3%

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−5.4%	−6.9%
2015	−6.6%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.2%	+4.7%
2018	+9.0%	+7.5%
2019	+6.4%	+14.0%
2020	−2.6%	+16.9%
2021	+16.9%	+21.0%
2022	+21.4%	+29.7%
2023	+27.5%	+34.9%
2024	+30.0%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	4.2%	15.5%
2015	4.0%	14.7%
2016	4.0%	14.0%
2017	3.7%	13.4%
2018	3.9%	13.1%
2019	3.5%	12.3%
2020	3.3%	11.9%
2021	3.7%	12.8%
2022	3.7%	12.6%
2023	3.8%	12.5%
2024	3.8%	12.1%

Calendar years	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	United States
2014	4.0%	13.5%
2015	3.1%	10.9%
2016	3.2%	10.0%
2017	3.0%	10.2%
2018	2.5%	10.4%
2019	2.8%	10.8%
2020	3.1%	10.4%
2021	3.0%	10.2%
2022	2.1%	9.5%
2023	2.8%	9.5%
2024	2.9%	9.8%

Year	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−3.4 points	−1.2 points	−2.7 points to +0.8 points
Year −2	−1.1 points	−1.3 points	−10.1 points to +2.7 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−4.3 points	+0.6 points	−3.5 points to +7.3 points
Year +1	+1.6 points	+0.6 points	−2.0 points to +6.7 points
Year +2	−2.5 points	−6.6 points	−13.5 points to +3.4 points

Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved6

Declined2

Counties like Los Alamos County, New Mexico five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

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Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

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Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

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County aggregates

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 10 similar counties

Representation in Congress

House

Senate

Metro area

Cities and towns in Los Alamos County

Neighboring counties

Similar counties

Data and sources

Improved6

Declined2

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

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House

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Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 10 similar counties

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Top industries (NAICS)