County Commons · New Mexico
New Mexico: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 33 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
2,130,256 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.5% since 2020) · 33 counties
The state's money — New Mexico state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $40.4 billion and spent $31.1 billion · $14,603 per resident. It owed $7 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$33.00 · $10.3 billion
Education$27.45 · $8.5 billion
Other and unallocable$13.67 · $4.3 billion
Hospitals$11.73 · $3.6 billion
Highways$4.07 · $1.3 billion
Governmental administration$3.72 · $1.2 billion
Correction$1.87 · $581.2 million
Health$1.72 · $535.3 million
Natural resources$1.00 · $310 million
Interest on general debt$0.76 · $234.9 million
Police protection$0.74 · $231.3 million
Parks and recreation$0.29 · $89.2 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $31.1 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$14.3 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$5.4 billion
General sales tax$4.2 billion
Individual income tax$2.6 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1.1 billion
Corporate income tax$444.3 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$337.5 million
Property tax (state share)$117.1 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$13.6 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$3.8 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$8.6 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$2.8 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.