| Rank | County | Percentage of Minors | 
                            
                                
                                    | 1 | McKinley County, New Mexico | 31.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 2 | Lea County, New Mexico | 29.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 3 | San Juan County, New Mexico | 28.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 4 | Curry County, New Mexico | 27.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 5 | Chaves County, New Mexico | 27.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 6 | Roosevelt County, New Mexico | 27.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 7 | Luna County, New Mexico | 26.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 8 | Dona Ana County, New Mexico | 26.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 9 | Eddy County, New Mexico | 25.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 10 | Valencia County, New Mexico | 25.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 11 | Sandoval County, New Mexico | 25.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 12 | Cibola County, New Mexico | 24.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 13 | Otero County, New Mexico | 24.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 14 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | 24.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 15 | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico | 24.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 16 | Socorro County, New Mexico | 23.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 17 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | 23.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 18 | Los Alamos County, New Mexico | 23.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 19 | Torrance County, New Mexico | 22.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 20 | Quay County, New Mexico | 21.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 21 | De Baca County, New Mexico | 21.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 22 | Grant County, New Mexico | 21.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 23 | San Miguel County, New Mexico | 21.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 24 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | 20.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 25 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | 20.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 26 | Taos County, New Mexico | 19.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 27 | Mora County, New Mexico | 19.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 28 | Colfax County, New Mexico | 19.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 29 | Union County, New Mexico | 18.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 30 | Lincoln County, New Mexico | 18.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 31 | Harding County, New Mexico | 16.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 32 | Sierra County, New Mexico | 16.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 33 | Catron County, New Mexico | 14.4% |