Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in New Mexico

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#33. Los Alamos County

- Population: 19,374
- Born in New Mexico: 5,570 (28.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,304 (58.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 350 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,150 (11.1% of population)

#32. Catron County

- Population: 3,685
- Born in New Mexico: 1,185 (32.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,284 (62.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 60 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 156 (4.2% of population)

#31. Otero County

- Population: 68,235
- Born in New Mexico: 24,408 (35.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 35,688 (52.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,218 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,921 (10.1% of population)

#30. Lincoln County

- Population: 20,227
- Born in New Mexico: 7,969 (39.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,678 (52.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 370 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,210 (6.0% of population)

#29. Doña Ana County

- Population: 221,665
- Born in New Mexico: 95,664 (43.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 90,563 (40.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,387 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 33,051 (14.9% of population)

#28. Lea County

- Population: 73,154
- Born in New Mexico: 31,731 (43.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 27,559 (37.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 725 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,139 (18.0% of population)

#27. Sierra County

- Population: 11,511
- Born in New Mexico: 5,012 (43.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,426 (47.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 111 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 962 (8.4% of population)

#26. Santa Fe County

- Population: 155,175
- Born in New Mexico: 69,783 (45.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 64,756 (41.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,000 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 18,636 (12.0% of population)

#25. Curry County

- Population: 47,932
- Born in New Mexico: 22,477 (46.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 20,251 (42.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,256 (2.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,948 (8.2% of population)

#24. Luna County

- Population: 25,420
- Born in New Mexico: 12,371 (48.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,756 (34.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 106 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,187 (16.5% of population)

#23. Grant County

- Population: 27,856
- Born in New Mexico: 14,307 (51.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,314 (44.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 106 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,129 (4.1% of population)

#22. Harding County

- Population: 748
- Born in New Mexico: 386 (51.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 332 (44.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 30 (4.0% of population)

#21. Colfax County

- Population: 12,336
- Born in New Mexico: 6,386 (51.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,413 (43.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 51 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 486 (3.9% of population)

#20. Hidalgo County

- Population: 4,097
- Born in New Mexico: 2,146 (52.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,584 (38.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 28 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 339 (8.3% of population)

#19. Bernalillo County

- Population: 674,357
- Born in New Mexico: 354,640 (52.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 240,815 (35.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9,992 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 68,910 (10.2% of population)

#18. Sandoval County

- Population: 151,538
- Born in New Mexico: 79,753 (52.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 60,740 (40.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,405 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,640 (5.7% of population)

#17. Taos County

- Population: 34,516
- Born in New Mexico: 18,179 (52.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,835 (40.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 368 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,134 (6.2% of population)

#16. Roosevelt County

- Population: 19,002
- Born in New Mexico: 10,156 (53.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,253 (38.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 348 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,245 (6.6% of population)

#15. Union County

- Population: 4,039
- Born in New Mexico: 2,182 (54.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,716 (42.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 50 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 91 (2.3% of population)

#14. Torrance County

- Population: 15,290
- Born in New Mexico: 8,877 (58.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,565 (36.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 62 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 786 (5.1% of population)

#13. Chaves County

- Population: 64,446
- Born in New Mexico: 38,007 (59.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 18,837 (29.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 644 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,958 (10.8% of population)

#12. Eddy County

- Population: 61,114
- Born in New Mexico: 36,159 (59.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 20,678 (33.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 441 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,836 (6.3% of population)

#11. Quay County

- Population: 8,616
- Born in New Mexico: 5,197 (60.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,274 (38.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 42 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 103 (1.2% of population)

#10. San Juan County

- Population: 121,178
- Born in New Mexico: 74,843 (61.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 42,194 (34.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 458 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,683 (3.0% of population)

#9. Valencia County

- Population: 77,382
- Born in New Mexico: 48,121 (62.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 22,190 (28.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,134 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 5,937 (7.7% of population)

#8. Guadalupe County

- Population: 4,379
- Born in New Mexico: 2,861 (65.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,146 (26.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 372 (8.5% of population)

#7. Socorro County

- Population: 16,308
- Born in New Mexico: 11,252 (69.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,939 (24.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 178 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 939 (5.8% of population)

#6. San Miguel County

- Population: 27,036
- Born in New Mexico: 18,886 (69.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,195 (26.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 140 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 815 (3.0% of population)

#5. Cibola County

- Population: 27,059
- Born in New Mexico: 19,368 (71.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,929 (25.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 84 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 678 (2.5% of population)

#4. McKinley County

- Population: 71,172
- Born in New Mexico: 54,018 (75.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 15,287 (21.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 298 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,569 (2.2% of population)

#3. Rio Arriba County

- Population: 40,165
- Born in New Mexico: 30,728 (76.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,829 (17.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 189 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,419 (6.0% of population)

#2. Mora County

- Population: 4,176
- Born in New Mexico: 3,242 (77.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 911 (21.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 19 (0.5% of population)

#1. De Baca County

- Population: 1,580
- Born in New Mexico: 1,288 (81.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 277 (17.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 6 (0.4% of population)

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