San Juan County, NM

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2024 Population

120,942

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

0.789% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.1%

0.505% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,872

5.38% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$193,800

4.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

46,660

0.969% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in San Juan County, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in San Juan County, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in San Juan County, NM are San Juan College (1,835 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in San Juan County, NM was $193,800, and the homeownership rate was 71.2%.

Most people in San Juan County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in San Juan County, NM was 2 cars per household.

San Juan County, NM borders Apache County, AZ, Archuleta County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, and San Juan County, UT.

United States New Mexico Farmington, NM

Population & Diversity

San Juan County, NM is home to a population of 121k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.05% of San Juan County, NM residents were born outside of the country (3.69k people).

In 2024, there were 1.06 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.4k people) in San Juan County, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 43.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 10.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of San Juan County, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in San Juan County, NM was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Juan County, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Juan County, NM

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
46.4k ± 684
White (Non-Hispanic)
43.8k ± 297
Other (Hispanic)
10.2k ± 1.09k

19.8%

Hispanic Population

24k people

19.8% of the people in San Juan County, NM are hispanic (24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in San Juan County, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
124,411 ± 8,401 people
Philippines
6,498 ± 1,976 people
Germany
4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

Foreign-Born Population

3.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.69k people

3.04%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.68k people

As of 2024, 3.05% of San Juan County, NM residents (3.69k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Juan County, NM was 3.04%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Juan County, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,614 ± 260
Gulf War (2001-)
1,324 ± 271
Gulf War (1990s)
1,070 ± 195

San Juan County, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in San Juan County, NM.

Economy

The economy of San Juan County, NM employs 46.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Juan County, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,481 people), Retail Trade (5,705 people), and Educational Services (5,127 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,394), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,199), and Public Administration ($58,393).

Employment

Occupations

46.7k

2024 Value

± 1,763

0.969%

1 Year growth

± 5.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Juan County, NM grew at a rate of 0.969%, from 46.2k employees to 46.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Juan County, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,138 people), Management Occupations (4,367 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,061 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Juan County, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

46.7k

2024 Value

± 1,763

0.969%

1 Year growth

± 5.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Juan County, NM grew at a rate of 0.969%, from 46.2k employees to 46.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Juan County, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,481 people), Retail Trade (5,705 people), and Educational Services (5,127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Juan County, NM, though some of these residents may live in San Juan County, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,330

Median earning men ± $2,017

$32,401

Median earning women ± $1,655

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,742), Public Administration ($68,846), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,335).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,375), Public Administration ($48,362), and Construction ($44,732).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

148
Other Services (except Public Administration)
143
Retail Trade
140
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$433k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$278k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$206k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in San Juan County, NM awarded 1,835 degrees. The student population of San Juan County, NM in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,967 male students and 4,229 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Juan County, NM are White (633 and 34.9%), American Indian or Alaska Native (541 and 29.8%), Hispanic or Latino (378 and 20.8%), and Unknown (130 and 7.17%).

The largest universities in San Juan County, NM by number of degrees awarded are San Juan College (1,835 and 100%).

The most popular majors in San Juan County, NM are Liberal Arts & Sciences (697 and 38%), Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant (130 and 7.08%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (113 and 6.16%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,196 students enrolled in San Juan County, NM, 31.7% men and 68.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,279 records, of which 72.4% were women and 27.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
627 degrees awarded
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant
84 degrees awarded
Instrumentation Technology
17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in San Juan County, NM was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 627 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in San Juan County, NM according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

San Juan College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,835 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was San Juan College with 1,835 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 618 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Juan County, NM, which is 0.508 times less than the 1,217 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 633 degrees mean that there were 1.17 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 541 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,344) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($446) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,420) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Juan County, NM was $193,800 in 2024, which is 0.583 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,100 to $193,800, a 4.7% increase. The homeownership rate in San Juan County, NM is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Juan County, NM have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Juan County, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 19.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Juan County, NM. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.324%.

Housing

Property

$193,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,671

$29,713

Median Property Taxes

±$1,264

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Juan County, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Juan County, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in San Juan County, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Juan County, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,872

Median Household Income

± $1,667

41.7k

Number of Households

± 1,659

In 2024, the median household income of the 41.7k households in San Juan County, NM grew to $55,872 from the previous year's value of $53,020.

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Juan County, NM is from New Mexico.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.4%)
Carpooled (6.95%)
Worked At Home (6.29%)

In 2024, 83.4% of workers in San Juan County, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.95%) and those who worked at home (6.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Juan County, NM have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in San Juan County, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Juan County, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Juan County, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 19.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Juan County, NM. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.324%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Juan County, NM (27.6k out of 120k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Juan County, NM is Native American, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 26.3% of the children was living in poverty in San Juan County, NM. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 744 in San Juan County, NM. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 74.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

87.1% of the population of San Juan County, NM has health coverage, with 28.6% on employee plans, 35.7% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 9.37% on non-group plans, and 1.46% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Juan County, NM see 1,891 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,891 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 933 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 355 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,891 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Juan County, NM

Primary care physicians in San Juan County, NM see an average of 1,891 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,891 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Juan County, NM in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.9%

Uninsured

28.6%

Employer Coverage

35.7%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

9.37%

Non-Group

1.46%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Juan County, NM grew by 3.35% from 12.5% to 12.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Juan County, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 60.3 in San Juan County, NM.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in San Juan County, NM.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.1% in San Juan County, NM.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in San Juan County, NM.