State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 50,783,796.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 352,687.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52

Lea County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,770.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3043 of 3146

McKinley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 8,610.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2981 of 3146

Curry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 6,091.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2949 of 3146

Roosevelt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 2,622.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2729 of 3146

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 18,029.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2682 of 3146

Eddy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 8,254.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2673 of 3146

Dona Ana County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 33,040.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2484 of 3146

Chaves County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 10,100.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2437 of 3146

Cibola County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 4,197.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2401 of 3146

Bernalillo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 106,928.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2369 of 3146

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 11,248.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2046 of 3146

Sandoval County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 24,400.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2020 of 3146

Valencia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 13,082.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1987 of 3146

Los Alamos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,260.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1875 of 3146

Rio Arriba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,306.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1514 of 3146

Socorro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,178.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1443 of 3146

De Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 401.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1197 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 816.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1172 of 3146

Torrance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,120.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1072 of 3146

Luna County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 4,939.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 958 of 3146

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 5,712.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 925 of 3146

Hidalgo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.2 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 910.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 795 of 3146

Guadalupe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 949.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 671 of 3146

Santa Fe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 34,538.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 470 of 3146

Quay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 2,021.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 361 of 3146

Taos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 8,280.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 272 of 3146

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.6 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,347.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 192 of 3146

Colfax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.0 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,286.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 160 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.1 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 5,475.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 111 of 3146

Mora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.4 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 1,379.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 52 of 3146

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.5 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,921.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 15 of 3146

Catron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.0 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 1,306.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 6 of 3146

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.0 percent.
• People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 172.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/09/2022 2:15 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.