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New Mexico County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for New Mexico, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 33 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for NM (33 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKinley | 85.3 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Luna | 70.9 | Health burden |
| 3 | Cibola | 68.6 | Provider shortage |
| 4 | Rio Arriba | 68.5 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Sierra | 68.2 | Health burden |
| 6 | Mora | 65.9 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Hidalgo | 65.5 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | San Miguel | 65.4 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Socorro | 64.4 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 64.1 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Quay | 61.7 | Health burden |
| 12 | Torrance | 61.0 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | San Juan | 59.9 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Doña Ana | 59.5 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Catron | 57.1 | Health burden |
| 16 | Chaves | 57.0 | Health burden |
| 17 | Colfax | 56.9 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | De Baca | 56.2 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Valencia | 55.7 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Otero | 55.6 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Grant | 54.4 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Harding | 54.1 | Health burden |
| 23 | Curry | 53.9 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Roosevelt | 53.8 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Lea | 53.7 | Provider shortage |