Electric Consumer

Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, Census ACS, DOE LEAD, FEMA National Risk Index, OpenFEMA NFIP · How we got these numbers · Report an error

Counties in New Mexico ranked

6.8%of income goes to home energy in Mora County, the highest of 32 New Mexico counties

Los Alamos County is lowest at 1.1%, a gap of 6.0 times. The median New Mexico county sits at 3.6%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for New Mexico: DOE LEAD 2022.

New Mexico county map

New Mexico counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureLuna County: 4.0%Los Alamos County: 1.1%De Baca County: 3.9%Curry County: 2.8%Quay County: 4.1%Chaves County: 2.7%Lincoln County: 3.0%Eddy County: 2.0%Hidalgo County: 3.8%Sandoval County: 1.9%Taos County: 3.2%Union County: 4.5%Otero County: 3.0%Harding County: 4.0%Colfax County: 4.2%Bernalillo County: 1.9%Sierra County: 4.7%Cibola County: 3.8%Santa Fe County: 1.9%Mora County: 6.8%Lea County: 2.5%Rio Arriba County: 3.4%Doña Ana County: no page, no dataGrant County: 3.2%San Miguel County: 4.2%Catron County: 5.5%Valencia County: 2.8%Socorro County: 5.2%Roosevelt County: 3.0%Guadalupe County: 4.6%Torrance County: 3.9%San Juan County: 3.1%McKinley County: 4.7%
  • 1.1% to 2.7%
  • 2.7% to 3.2%
  • 3.2% to 3.9%
  • 3.9% to 4.6%
  • 4.6% to 6.8%

New Mexico counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in New Mexico

Mora County leads New Mexico on burden at 6.8% of income and Catron County follows at 5.5%. For lower-income homes the top is Mora County: 20.6% of income, against 11.7% in the median New Mexico county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 New Mexico counties

  • Mora County6.8
  • Catron County5.5
  • Socorro County5.2
  • Sierra County4.7
  • McKinley County4.7
  • Guadalupe County4.6
  • Union County4.5
  • Colfax County4.2
  • San Miguel County4.2
  • Quay County4.1
  • New Mexico median county3.6
New Mexico counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in New MexicoShare of income (NM)Residents (NM)
Los Alamos County1.1%19,374
Bernalillo County1.9%674,357
Santa Fe County1.9%155,175
Sandoval County1.9%151,538
Eddy County2.0%61,114

Storm reports and FEMA risk in New Mexico

NOAA logged 346 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Colfax County from 2015 to 2025, 2,805 for every 100,000 residents: the most in New Mexico. FEMA scores Bernalillo County highest at 94.4 (relatively high). In New Mexico these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

New Mexico top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in New Mexicoreports 2015-2025 (NM)Residents (NM)Rank (NM)
Colfax County2,80512,3361st
Torrance County2,30215,2902nd
Quay County1,6488,6163rd
San Miguel County1,47627,0364th
Socorro County1,47216,3085th
New Mexico top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in New Mexicoscore 0-100 (NM)Residents (NM)Rank (NM)
Bernalillo County94.4674,3571st
San Juan County88.3121,1782nd
Chaves County87.664,4463rd
Lea County86.073,1544th
Santa Fe County86.0155,1755th

Flood claims and flood insurance in New Mexico

Mora County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in New Mexico: 19.6 from 2015 to 2025, against 0.9 in the median New Mexico county. Mora County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (33.0%, median county 0.6%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

New Mexico top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in New Mexicoclaims 2015-2025 (NM)Residents (NM)Rank (NM)
Mora County19.64,1761st
Lincoln County15.020,2272nd
San Miguel County8.827,0363rd
Chaves County3.764,4464th
Socorro County2.016,3085th
New Mexico top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in New Mexico% of homes insured (NM)Residents (NM)Rank (NM)
Mora County33.0%4,1761st
San Miguel County13.1%27,0362nd
Valencia County6.7%77,3823rd
Lea County2.8%73,1544th
Otero County2.7%68,2355th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: New Mexico counties far from the state median

10 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the New Mexico median. Most extreme: Mora County, share of homes with flood insurance 33.0% against a median of 0.6%.

New Mexico outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueNew Mexico medianDeviations
Mora CountyFlood insurance penetration33.0%0.6%+45.5
Mora CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes19.60.9+18.5
San Miguel CountyFlood insurance penetration13.1%0.6%+17.6
Lincoln CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes15.00.9+14.0
Valencia CountyFlood insurance penetration6.7%0.6%+8.6
Colfax CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents2,805273+8.4
San Miguel CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes8.80.9+7.8
Torrance CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents2,302273+6.7
Roosevelt CountyHomes heated by electricity61%15%+5.4
Eddy CountyHomes heated by electricity54%15%+4.6

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in New Mexico

Quay County has the oldest stock: 71% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Roosevelt County at 61% of homes, and Chaves County lists 6 utilities, the most in New Mexico.

New Mexico top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in New Mexico% of homes (NM)Residents (NM)Rank (NM)
Quay County71%8,6161st
Harding County70%7482nd
Union County65%4,0393rd
Chaves County64%64,4464th
De Baca County64%1,5805th
New Mexico top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in New Mexico% of homes (NM)Residents (NM)Rank (NM)
Roosevelt County61%19,0021st
Eddy County54%61,1142nd
Curry County52%47,9323rd
Chaves County51%64,4464th
Lea County51%73,1545th

Find your New Mexico county

  • Pick a New Mexico county to see its ranks.

All 32 New Mexico counties, sortable

32 New Mexico counties, all measures
Bernalillo County674,3571.9%8.2%4294.448%20%30.10.5%285
Catron County3,6855.5%15.5%under 5,000 residents36.639%10%2no data0.0%120
Chaves County64,4462.7%9.2%23387.664%51%63.71.1%150
Cibola County27,0593.8%12.2%56258.455%12%20.50.6%152
Colfax County12,3364.2%11.8%2,80558.554%12%3no data0.3%346
Curry County47,9322.8%10.3%27361.856%52%40.41.0%131
De Baca County1,5803.9%13.5%under 5,000 residents4.164%45%3no data0.1%64
Eddy County61,1142.0%9.8%48683.753%54%4no data1.1%297
Grant County27,8563.2%10.3%25174.155%34%1no data0.2%70
Guadalupe County4,3794.6%15.0%under 5,000 residents8.859%18%2no data0.1%120
Harding County7484.0%17.2%under 5,000 residents0.470%12%3no datano data40
Hidalgo County4,0973.8%10.0%under 5,000 residents8.955%44%1no data0.1%63
Lea County73,1542.5%11.3%23886.055%51%30.92.8%174
Lincoln County20,2273.0%10.8%1,09379.540%15%315.02.1%221
Los Alamos County19,3741.1%8.6%2633.661%15%1no data0.3%51
Luna County25,4204.0%9.5%13051.652%47%2no data0.2%33
McKinley County71,1724.7%16.4%18778.245%9%4no data0.2%133
Mora County4,1766.8%20.6%under 5,000 residents38.846%2%119.633.0%217
Otero County68,2353.0%9.9%21784.742%24%50.72.7%148
Quay County8,6164.1%13.6%1,64826.071%39%3no data0.1%142
Rio Arriba County40,1653.4%16.7%50580.546%8%3no data0.7%203
Roosevelt County19,0023.0%9.4%42684.151%61%31.61.3%81
San Juan County121,1783.1%12.2%6988.339%11%40.20.3%84
San Miguel County27,0364.2%16.0%1,47674.653%14%48.813.1%399
Sandoval County151,5381.9%10.1%20777.021%13%40.21.1%313
Santa Fe County155,1751.9%9.4%24286.034%17%30.30.6%375
Sierra County11,5114.7%14.3%51355.845%38%1no data0.3%59
Socorro County16,3085.2%18.1%1,47261.549%12%32.02.1%240
Taos County34,5163.2%16.5%56574.344%10%1no data0.6%195
Torrance County15,2903.9%13.1%2,30246.232%13%2no data1.4%352
Union County4,0394.5%11.7%under 5,000 residents12.165%9%4no datano data186
Valencia County77,3822.8%11.3%26682.333%12%31.46.7%206

Download CSV, 32 rows

New Mexico: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

New Mexico sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (NM)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (NM)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (NM)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (NM)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (NM)20241 Oct 2026

New Mexico LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

Keep going

Other states: New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon.

Questions

Which New Mexico county has the highest home energy burden?

Mora County: 6.8% of income, against 3.6% for the median New Mexico county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which New Mexico county has the lowest energy burden?

Los Alamos County at 1.1% of income.

How does New Mexico compare with the whole country?

The median New Mexico county has a burden of 3.6% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 32 New Mexico counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in New Mexico?

Colfax County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 2,805 between 2015 and 2025.

Which New Mexico county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Bernalillo County: 94.4, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in New Mexico?

Quay County: 71% of homes were built before 1980; the median New Mexico county is at 51% (Census ACS 2023).

Which New Mexico county relies most on electric heat?

Roosevelt County: 61% of homes heat with electricity, against 15% in the median county.

Which New Mexico county has the most flood claims per home?

Mora County: 19.6 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median New Mexico county has 0.9 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in New Mexico?

No: in New Mexico they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can New Mexico households get help with bills?

See the New Mexico help page. Highest burden: Mora County.

Share this page

6.8% of income goes to home energy in Mora County, the highest of 32 New Mexico counties