10. Colfax County
Per capita salary: $21,047.
Median household income: $39,216.
County seat: Raton.
9. Grant County
Per capita salary: $21,164.
Median household income: $36,591.
County seat: Silver City.
8. Mora County
Per capita salary: $22,035.
Median household income: $37,784.
County seat: Mora.
At this point on the list, the per capita salary is 22.7% under the national average.
7. Taos County
Per capita salary: $22,145.
Median household income: $35,441.
County seat: Taos.
6. Lincoln County
Per capita salary: $24,290.
Median household income: $43,750.
County seat: Carrizozo.
5. Eddy County
Per capita salary: $24,587.
Median household income: $46,583.
County seat: Carlsbad.
4. Sandoval County
Per capita salary: $25,979.
Median household income: $57,158.
County seat: Bernalillo.
3. Bernalillo County
Per capita salary: $26,143.
Median household income: $47,481.
County seat: Albuquerque.
Here, the per capita salary is actually 3.8% below the national average.
2. Santa Fe County
Per capita salary: $32,188.
Median household income: $52,696.
County seat: Santa Fe.
This county's per capita salary exceeds the national average by 15.6%.
1. Los Alamos County
Per capita salary: $49,474.
Median household income: $103,643.
County seat: Los Alamos.
The per capita income here is 44.9% above the national average.
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