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Flood history in New Mexico
New Mexico has 90 county-level flood declarations across 28 counties. Lincoln County leads with 9 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $170.3M.
This page shows every New Mexico county in New Mexico that has at least one FEMA flood declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to flood events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.
For the full national view of flood declarations across all states, see the flood disaster type page. For all hazard types in New Mexico, see the New Mexico state page.
Flood in New Mexico
Counties ranked by flood declaration count
| # | County | Declarations | Tracked aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 9 | $15.8M |
| 2 | Catron County | 6 | $654K |
| 3 | Grant County | 5 | $0 |
| 4 | Hidalgo County | 5 | $0 |
| 5 | McKinley County | 5 | $2.7M |
| 6 | Mora County | 5 | $201K |
| 7 | Otero County | 4 | $530K |
| 8 | San Miguel County | 4 | $1.1M |
| 9 | Sandoval County | 4 | $19.6M |
| 10 | Chaves County | 3 | $96.8M |
| 11 | Cibola County | 3 | $8.8M |
| 12 | Colfax County | 3 | $0 |
| 13 | Doña Ana County | 3 | $2.6M |
| 14 | Los Alamos County | 3 | $5.2M |
| 15 | Rio Arriba County | 3 | $333K |
| 16 | Santa Fe County | 3 | $5.3M |
| 17 | Sierra County | 3 | $3.1M |
| 18 | Taos County | 3 | $21K |
| 19 | Eddy County | 2 | $961K |
| 20 | Harding County | 2 | $68K |
| 21 | San Juan County | 2 | $4.4M |
| 22 | Socorro County | 2 | $872K |
| 23 | Torrance County | 2 | $129K |
| 24 | Valencia County | 2 | $0 |
| 25 | De Baca County | 1 | $137K |
| 26 | Guadalupe County | 1 | $1.1M |
| 27 | Lea County | 1 | $0 |
| 28 | Union County | 1 | $0 |