The graph below ranks each New Mexico County by Average income according to the 2012 census estimates.
New Mexico Average Income by county
| County | Average Income |
| Los Alamos |  $50,740 |
| Santa Fe | $32,530 |
| Eddy | $27,092 |
| Sandoval | $26,848 |
| Bernalillo | $26,766 |
| Lincoln | $24,960 |
| Mora | $22,561 |
| Grant | $22,415 |
| Taos | $21,684 |
| San Juan | $21,561 |
| Lea | $21,506 |
| Curry | $21,179 |
| Colfax | $21,087 |
| Union | $20,488 |
| Valencia | $20,416 |
| Rio Arriba | $20,253 |
| Otero | $19,834 |
| Catron | $19,549 |
| Dona Ana | $19,517 |
| Chaves | $19,433 |
| Harding | $19,401 |
| DeBaca | $19,357 |
| Hidalgo | $19,164 |
| Quay | $18,775 |
| San Miguel | $18,576 |
| Roosevelt | $18,086 |
| Torrance | $17,849 |
| Socorro | $17,795 |
| Sierra | $16,734 |
| Luna | $16,546 |
| Cibola | $15,508 |
| Guadalupe | $14,189 |
| McKinley | $13,445 |