County · New Mexico

Luna County, New Mexico

Luna County, New Mexico has a quality-of-life score of 4 out of 100 (very low), ranking #3,028 of 3,143 US counties. Within New Mexico it ranks #32 of 33 counties. It ranks best on distance to an Amtrak station (low), median Air Quality Index (low) and job growth (high). It ranks worst on unemployment rate (high), drug overdose deaths (high) and distance to an emergency room (high).

4Very low

Quality-of-life score: #3,028 of 3,143 counties
New Mexico: #32 of 33 in NM
Population: 25,407 (2025)
Land area: 2,965 mi²
Density: 8.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 35029

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 75 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.

Safety1#3,060/3,096
Economy3#3,048/3,143
Housing26#2,339/3,140
Health12#2,759/3,144
Healthcare5#2,972/3,143
Environment65#1,087/3,108
Education2#3,083/3,144
Infrastructure27#2,294/3,144
Community3#3,061/3,144
Leisure & amenities32#2,127/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Distance to an Amtrak station · low4 mi
98/100New Mexico 43 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Median Air Quality Index · low17
97/100New Mexico 502025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Job growth · high6.9%
97/100New Mexico -0.4%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Comfortable days · high33.1%
96/100New Mexico 31.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low5.1 µg/m³
92/100New Mexico 5.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Public EV charging ports · high11.4 /10k
89/100New Mexico 5.9 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of Energy

Weaknesses

Unemployment rate · high13.0%
0/100New Mexico 4.2%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Drug overdose deaths · high32.5 /100k
1/100New Mexico 46.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional data
Distance to an emergency room · high47.4 mi
1/100New Mexico 9.8 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Median household income · low$41,456
2/100New Mexico $67,838United States $81,6042024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Poor or fair health · high32.5%
2/100New Mexico 25.1%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Mammography screening · low25.0%
2/100New Mexico 38.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

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

New business applicationsImproving
5.9 /1k (2020) → 11.5 /1k (2025)
+96%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
63.0% (2015-2019) → 79.4% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Access to exercise opportunitiesWorsening
64.4% (2010 & 2021) → 49.3% (2022 & 2024)
−15 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
New homes permittedWorsening
0.3 /1k (2021) → 0.1 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−75%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Suicide rateWorsening
25.1 /100k (2021) → 43.5 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+73%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k
Violent crime rateWorsening
539 /100k (2016) → 844 /100k (2020)
+57%4 yearsUS 397 /100k → 389 /100k

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, Luna County, New Mexico improved on 6 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 20 moved within the margin of error and 2 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 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved6

Weekly wage+34%$748 → $1,000
New businesses+96%5.9 /1k → 11.5 /1k
Broadband+16 points63.0% → 79.4%
Real income+35%$35,179 → $47,475
Unemployment−3.1 points16.1% → 13.0%

Declined2

Uninsured+2.8 points14.2% → 17.0%
Traffic deaths+48%30.7 /100k → 45.4 /100k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Luna County, New Mexico between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.1 /10k2020	2.8 /10k2025	−12%	Within the margin of error	19%
Average commute time	19.4 min2015-2019	19.1 min2020-2024	−0.2 min	Within the margin of error	63%
Average weekly wage	$7482020	$1,0002025	+34%	Improved	92%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%2015-2019	14.6%2020-2024	+2.1 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Broadband subscriptions	63.0%2015-2019	79.4%2020-2024	+16 points	Improved	86%
Child poverty rate	33.2%2019	33.3%2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Distance to an airport	85 mi2020	85 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	16.9 /100k2020	32.5 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+92%	Within the margin of error	2%
Effective property tax rate	0.58%2015-2019	0.55%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Firearm deaths	39.3 /100k2020	26.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−33%	Within the margin of error	90%
Grocery stores	0.8 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	+0.2%	Within the margin of error	54%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	−33%	Within the margin of error	15%
High school diploma or higher	69.8%2015-2019	75.3%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	3.5×2020-2024	+0.6×	Within the margin of error	33%
Homicide rate	11.4 /100k2020	7.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−31%	Within the margin of error	54%
Income adjusted for local prices	$35,1792019	$47,4752024	+35%	Improved	69%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4732015-2019	0.4552020-2024	−0.018	Within the margin of error	80%
Median household income	$32,5442019	$41,4562024	+27%	Improved	63%
New business applications	5.9 /1k2020	11.5 /1k2025	+96%	Improved	90%
Pharmacies	1.2 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+34%	Within the margin of error	96%
Poverty rate	23.8%2019	23.9%2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Public libraries	0.8 /10k2019	0.8 /10k2024	−7.2%	Within the margin of error	17%
Rent as share of income	30.3%2015-2019	30.0%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Rent-burdened households	50.4%2015-2019	50.0%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	57%
Restaurants and bars	9.4 /10k2020	7.9 /10k2025	−17%	Within the margin of error	17%
Students per teacher	14.6×2019	14.0×2024	−0.6×	Little change	47%
Suicide rate	24.1 /100k2020	43.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+80%	Within the margin of error	3%
Traffic deaths	30.7 /100k2015-2019	45.4 /100k2020-2024	+48%	Declined	14%
Unemployment rate	16.1%2020	13.0%2025	−3.1 points	Improved	65%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	14.2%2019	17.0%2024	+2.8 points	Declined	2%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 1857 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; 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 Luna County, New Mexico five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Luna 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, Luna County, New Mexico itself moved −0.8 points in standing on average over the same 30 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

25,611 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: 10–19 women (−1.8 points).

Table view

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

Race and Hispanic origin

25,611 residents

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

White28%7,259
Black1.1%†291
Hispanic or Latino67%17,178
Asian1.1%†291
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%†115
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†18
Other or two or more races1.8%†459

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+1.3 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

16,514 residents (±195)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

No high school diploma25%4,075
High school or GED34%5,697
Some college21%3,521
Associate degree4.9%†812
Bachelor's degree9.5%1,574
Graduate degree5.1%†835

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−5.5 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 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

9,223 households (±334)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $25k30%2,729
$25k–50k31%2,878
$50k–75k17%1,568
$75k–100k8.5%†782
$100k–150k9.3%860
$150k–200k2.0%†186
$200k or more2.4%†220

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−13.4 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

9,223 households (±334)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Own71%6,537
Rent29%2,686

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+10.0 points).

Table view

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

Rent paid

2,191 households (±373)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $75059%1,303
$750–1,00022%†480
$1,000–1,5008.9%†195

Home values

6,537 homes (±450)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $150k57%3,750
$150k–250k28%1,830
$250k–400k11%†751

Age of homes

11,621 homes (±40)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

2010 or later5.5%†644
2000–200913%1,553
1980–199931%3,626

Size of homes

11,621 homes (±40)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Studio5.1%†597
1 bedroom8.2%957
2 bedrooms31%3,558

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

8,277 workers (±643)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Drive alone78%6,477
Carpool12%†1,009
Public transit0.1%†9
Walk1.7%†141
Bike1.2%†97
Work from home6.2%†515
Other0.4%†29

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Public transit (−0.7 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

7,762 workers (±604)

Luna County, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under 15 min57%4,454
15–29 min25%1,903
30–44 min7.1%†549

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 Deming, 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.

Luna County has 371 employer establishments, 145 for every 10,000 residents (0.59× the US rate of 248; 0.69× New Mexico's), with 4,845 paid employees at an average annual pay of $38,970. The Census Bureau also counts 1,227 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 371; 1,227 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 145; US 248 · New Mexico 212
Paid employees: 4,845
Average annual pay: $38,970; US $68,342

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

Restaurants and other eating places	35	13.7	0.75×Fewer than typical	537	$17,153	13
Ambulatory health care services	27	10.6	0.51×Fewer than typical	474	$47,019	37
Specialty trade contractors	22	8.6	0.56×Fewer than typical	144	$44,882	98
Limited-service restaurants	18	7	0.88×About typical	331	$16,882	—
Construction of buildings	15	5.9	0.78×Fewer than typical	82	$68,159	62
Full-service restaurants	15	5.9	0.76×Fewer than typical	198	$17,480	10
Lessors of real estate	15	5.9	0.48×Fewer than typical	35	$25,143	60
Traveler accommodation	13	5.1	2.82×More than typical	170	$19,371	4
Building equipment contractors	12	4.7	0.78×Fewer than typical	52	$37,692	28
Automotive repair and maintenance	11	4.3	0.86×About typical	36	$36,222	30
Child day care services	11	4.3	1.77×More than typical	68	$30,956	29
Gasoline stations	11	4.3	1.33×More than typical	184	$29,908	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 25,537 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $375.3K on contracts performed in Luna County, New Mexico: $14.77 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $375.3K
Per resident: $14.77; US $1,995
Sole-source: 24%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

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

Top buying agencies

Public Buildings Service$190.1K51%
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$73.5K20%
Defense Information Systems Agency$55.7K15%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$34.3K9.2%
Federal Aviation Administration$21.7K5.8%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

69.5MFY2017
6.1MFY2018
1.2MFY2019
404.3MFY2020
1.2MFY2021
2.3MFY2022
1.2MFY2023
342KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Facilities support services · 5612$190.1K51%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$73.5K20%
Wired telecommunications carriers · 5171$55.7K15%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$34.3K9.2%
Utility system construction · 2371$21.7K5.8%

Largest awards

PORTA POTTY SERVICES$215.7K
HUMPHREYS ENTERPRISES INC· Luna County, NM· Equipment maintenance· Jul 11, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026· 70B03C24P00000310
DEMING, NM - REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADES TO (DMN) NASEB BUILDING IN DEMING, NM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS.$171.7K
CROWN INNOVATIONS, INC.· Luna County, NM· Construction & real property· Aug 6, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026· 6973GH25C00157
JANITORIAL SERVICES$129.6K
GARCIAS JANITORIAL· Luna County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Aug 17, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026· 70CMSD23P00000109
LEVC000366EBM, 1.544 MEGABITS PER SECOND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

Explore contracts in Luna County, New Mexico

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 $158.8M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Luna County, New Mexico: $6,249 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $158.8M; −6.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,249; US $12,957
Loan face value: $2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 2.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$92.2M58%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$15.3M9.6%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$14.1M8.9%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$10.2M6.4%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$9.4M5.9%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$4.8M3.1%
20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$3.1M2.0%
10.912 · Environmental Quality Incentives Program$1.8M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$5.8M3.6%
SANTA FE, NM
CITY OF DEMING$3.1M2.0%
DEMING, NM
COUNTY OF LUNA$500K0.3%
DEMING, NM
JLG NM SOUTH 2017 LLLP$465K0.3%
FARMINGTON, NM
GRACE N REIGN FARMS LLC$450K

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$127.2M80%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$15.5M9.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$5.8M3.6%
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration$3.1M2.0%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency

Assistance by fiscal year

149.4MFY2021
178.8MFY2022
167.5MFY2023
162.9MFY2024
170.1MFY2025
158.8MFY2026

County aggregates

91%

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 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 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 Luna 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.

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

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2017	$2,879	$1,436
FY2018	$254	$1,552
FY2019	$51.75	$1,654
FY2020	$15,886	$1,880
FY2021	$46.09	$1,810
FY2022	$90.41	$1,917
FY2023	$46.50	$2,079
FY2024	$13.35	$2,047
FY2025	-$6,745	$2,165
FY2026	$14.77 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2017	$2,836	$93.28
FY2018	$191	$105
FY2019	$39.34	$128
FY2020	$15,873	$145
FY2021	$33.93	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$133	$5,748
FY2022	$1,148	$5,221
FY2023	$991	$5,364
FY2024	$135	$5,501
FY2025	-$6,458	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$59.05	$298
FY2022	$1,021	$357
FY2023	$826	$301
FY2024	$69.93	$319
FY2025	$300	$360
FY2026

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$64.68	$239
FY2022	$73.94	$185
FY2023	$103	$229
FY2024	$107	$229
FY2025	$89.55	$249
FY2026	$60.28

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$1.95	$2,304
FY2022	$7.80	$2,197
FY2023	$7.38	$2,274
FY2024	$0	$2,267
FY2025	$0	$2,397
FY2026	$0

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
FY2021	$458	$1,186
FY2022	$272	$465
FY2023	$100	$76.52
FY2024	$41.17	$120
FY2025	$75.99	$148
FY2026	$0

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.

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

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Luna County, New Mexico and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014

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.

Contracts and grants · FY2022

$1,148 per resident in FY2022, against an earlier average of $133 (8.6× that).

Compared with 5 similar counties

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

Job growth: change since 2021points

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/35029

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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.

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

House

Gabe VasquezD-NM-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 89%Missed 0.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

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

Deming, NM3Central county

Cities and towns in Luna County

Places whose residents live mostly in Luna 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 2026-10-06
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 2026-09-29
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

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Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−3.9%	−4.2%
2015	−1.4%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.3%	+3.3%
2018	+6.9%	+6.8%
2019	+10.1%	+10.5%
2020	+17.8%	+19.4%
2021	+23.6%	+26.1%
2022	+28.7%	+30.6%
2023	+40.9%	+35.0%
2024	+47.7%	+41.0%
2025	+57.5%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−3.3%	−5.5%
2015	+0.2%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−1.2%	+4.1%
2018	+3.5%	+8.9%
2019	+8.6%	+13.5%
2020	+23.8%	+20.8%
2021	+35.8%	+32.1%
2022	+33.0%	+35.4%
2023	+38.6%	+42.9%
2024	+41.6%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	0.3/1k	3.3/1k
2015	0.3/1k	3.7/1k
2016	0.7/1k	3.7/1k
2017	0.7/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.8/1k	4.1/1k
2019	0.3/1k	4.2/1k
2020	0.3/1k	4.4/1k
2021	0.3/1k	5.2/1k
2022	0.3/1k	5.0/1k
2023	0.2/1k	4.5/1k
2024	0.3/1k	4.3/1k
2025	0.1/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	−3.4%	−6.9%
2015	−3.8%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+8.5%	+4.7%
2018	+8.3%	+7.5%
2019	+15.3%	+14.0%
2020	+39.0%	+16.9%
2021	+24.1%	+21.0%
2022	+37.4%	+29.7%
2023	+36.9%	+34.9%
2024	+46.9%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	30.6%	15.5%
2015	30.9%	14.7%
2016	27.6%	14.0%
2017	28.3%	13.4%
2018	27.2%	13.1%
2019	23.8%	12.3%
2020	22.3%	11.9%
2021	27.6%	12.8%
2022	26.4%	12.6%
2023	26.4%	12.5%
2024	23.9%	12.1%

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	17.8%	6.2%
2015	17.5%	5.3%
2016	15.2%	4.9%
2017	14.7%	4.4%
2018	12.5%	3.9%
2019	13.1%	3.7%
2020	16.1%	8.1%
2021	16.1%	5.4%
2022	10.6%	3.7%
2023	10.3%	3.6%
2024	12.2%	4.0%
2025	13.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	+20.0% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	+9.8% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+0.6% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+10.4% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+12.4% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+23.8% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+31.7% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+40.8% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+30.9% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+37.8% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+36.9% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	20.2%	13.5%
2015	15.5%	10.9%
2016	13.8%	10.0%
2017	12.9%	10.2%
2018	12.5%	10.4%
2019	14.2%	10.8%
2020	14.4%	10.4%
2021	15.2%	10.2%
2022	12.3%	9.5%
2023	14.1%	9.5%
2024	17.0%	9.8%

Calendar years	Luna County, New Mexico	United States
2014	4.7/1k	8.5/1k
2015	3.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	3.9/1k	9.1/1k
2017	4.3/1k	9.8/1k
2018	5.0/1k	10.7/1k
2019	4.5/1k	10.6/1k
2020	5.9/1k	13.1/1k
2021	7.0/1k	16.2/1k
2022	7.6/1k	15.1/1k
2023	8.6/1k	16.2/1k
2024	8.4/1k	15.4/1k
2025	11.5/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Luna County, New Mexico	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+0.5 points	+0.4 points	−0.1 points to +1.3 points
Year −2	−5.1 points	−3.1 points	−6.3 points to 0.0 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+3.5 points	+1.8 points	+0.6 points to +4.6 points
Year +1	+2.4 points	+1.7 points	−0.3 points to +5.1 points
Year +2	−0.9 points	+0.1 points	−5.4 points to +2.7 points

Year	Luna County, New Mexico	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+0.5 points	−0.1 points	−0.9 points to +1.3 points
Year −2	−5.1 points	−4.0 points	−6.9 points to 0.0 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+3.5 points	+1.3 points	−1.9 points to +4.6 points
Year +1	+2.4 points	+0.3 points	−1.7 points to +1.5 points
Year +2	−0.9 points

Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved6

Declined2

Counties like Luna 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

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 5 similar counties

Representation in Congress

House

Senate

Metro area

Cities and towns in Luna 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

Time to get to work

House

Senate

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 5 similar counties

Compared with 8 similar counties

Jumps not compared

Top buying agencies

Top recipients