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

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#33. Los Alamos County

- Population: 19,253
- Born in New Mexico: 5,842 (30.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,294 (58.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 283 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,834 (9.5% of population)

#32. Catron County

- Population: 3,635
- Born in New Mexico: 1,298 (35.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,164 (59.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 62 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 111 (3.1% of population)

#31. Otero County

- Population: 67,850
- Born in New Mexico: 25,017 (36.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 35,006 (51.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,323 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,504 (9.6% of population)

#30. Lincoln County

- Population: 20,222
- Born in New Mexico: 8,526 (42.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,579 (52.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 265 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 852 (4.2% of population)

#29. Doña Ana County

- Population: 219,870
- Born in New Mexico: 93,898 (42.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 89,450 (40.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,287 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 34,235 (15.6% of population)

#28. Lea County

- Population: 73,103
- Born in New Mexico: 33,110 (45.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 26,252 (35.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 788 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 12,953 (17.7% of population)

#27. Curry County

- Population: 48,327
- Born in New Mexico: 22,382 (46.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 20,635 (42.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,247 (2.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,063 (8.4% of population)

#26. Santa Fe County

- Population: 154,481
- Born in New Mexico: 71,784 (46.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 61,796 (40.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,224 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 18,677 (12.1% of population)

#25. Sierra County

- Population: 11,506
- Born in New Mexico: 5,478 (47.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,430 (47.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 116 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 482 (4.2% of population)

#24. Luna County

- Population: 25,393
- Born in New Mexico: 13,124 (51.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,066 (31.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 216 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,987 (15.7% of population)

#23. Roosevelt County

- Population: 19,142
- Born in New Mexico: 9,958 (52.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,221 (37.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 336 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,627 (8.5% of population)

#22. Colfax County

- Population: 12,370
- Born in New Mexico: 6,568 (53.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,200 (42.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 53 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 549 (4.4% of population)

#21. Bernalillo County

- Population: 674,692
- Born in New Mexico: 362,539 (53.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 233,609 (34.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9,668 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 68,876 (10.2% of population)

#20. Grant County

- Population: 28,006
- Born in New Mexico: 15,084 (53.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,726 (41.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 70 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,126 (4.0% of population)

#19. Hidalgo County

- Population: 4,160
- Born in New Mexico: 2,249 (54.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,565 (37.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 35 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 311 (7.5% of population)

#18. Harding County

- Population: 671
- Born in New Mexico: 365 (54.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 283 (42.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 23 (3.4% of population)

#17. Sandoval County

- Population: 149,460
- Born in New Mexico: 81,902 (54.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 57,145 (38.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,208 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,205 (5.5% of population)

#16. Taos County

- Population: 34,475
- Born in New Mexico: 19,557 (56.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,607 (36.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 516 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,795 (5.2% of population)

#15. Union County

- Population: 4,074
- Born in New Mexico: 2,346 (57.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,582 (38.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 46 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 100 (2.5% of population)

#14. Torrance County

- Population: 15,203
- Born in New Mexico: 8,832 (58.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,463 (35.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 52 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 856 (5.6% of population)

#13. Eddy County

- Population: 61,264
- Born in New Mexico: 35,712 (58.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,256 (34.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 459 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,837 (6.3% of population)

#12. Chaves County

- Population: 64,701
- Born in New Mexico: 38,145 (59.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 18,912 (29.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 724 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,920 (10.7% of population)

#11. Quay County

- Population: 8,641
- Born in New Mexico: 5,192 (60.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,224 (37.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 66 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 159 (1.8% of population)

#10. San Juan County

- Population: 121,798
- Born in New Mexico: 75,972 (62.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 42,003 (34.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 624 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,199 (2.6% of population)

#9. Valencia County

- Population: 76,613
- Born in New Mexico: 49,070 (64.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,062 (27.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 772 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 5,709 (7.5% of population)

#8. Guadalupe County

- Population: 4,413
- Born in New Mexico: 3,046 (69.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,016 (23.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 351 (8.0% of population)

#7. Socorro County

- Population: 16,453
- Born in New Mexico: 11,405 (69.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,010 (24.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 134 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 904 (5.5% of population)

#6. San Miguel County

- Population: 27,215
- Born in New Mexico: 19,872 (73.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,302 (23.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 148 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 893 (3.3% of population)

#5. Cibola County

- Population: 27,211
- Born in New Mexico: 20,179 (74.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,173 (22.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 39 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 820 (3.0% of population)

#4. McKinley County

- Population: 72,073
- Born in New Mexico: 54,857 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,830 (20.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 318 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,068 (2.9% of population)

#3. De Baca County

- Population: 1,695
- Born in New Mexico: 1,306 (77.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 370 (21.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 14 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 5 (0.3% of population)

#2. Mora County

- Population: 4,208
- Born in New Mexico: 3,249 (77.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 889 (21.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 68 (1.6% of population)

#1. Rio Arriba County

- Population: 40,285
- Born in New Mexico: 31,723 (78.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,188 (15.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 153 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,221 (5.5% of population)

This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.

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