# Dona Ana, New Mexico — #3,008 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.49 of 10. FIPS 35013. Population 225,210. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 225,200 people live in Dona Ana, New Mexico. It ranks #3,008 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 58), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% of counties. On this site's state scores, New Mexico gets 4.05 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.05 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.17 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.44 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.15 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.09 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.80 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.16 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.02 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.57 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2946 Luna, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35029.md
- #2860 Otero, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35035.md
- #2997 Sierra, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35051.md
- #2636 El Paso, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48141.md

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