(CO-99-1) County Population Estimates for July 1, 1999 and Population Change for July 1, 1998 to July 1, 1999 Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Demographic Call Center Staff, 1-866-758-1060 Internet Release Date: March 9, 2000 Numeric Percent Population Population 7/1/99 7/1/98 Change Change FIPS State/County Code and Area Name Estimate Estimate 1998-99 1998-99 35 New Mexico......................... 1,739,844 1,733,535 6,309 0.4 35001 Bernalillo County, NM.............. 523,472 524,686 -1,214 -0.2 35003 Catron County, NM.................. 2,862 2,812 50 1.8 35005 Chaves County, NM.................. 62,394 62,618 -224 -0.4 35006 Cibola County, NM.................. 26,894 26,506 388 1.5 35007 Colfax County, NM.................. 13,666 13,586 80 0.6 35009 Curry County, NM................... 43,570 44,873 -1,303 -2.9 35011 DeBaca County, NM.................. 2,359 2,362 -3 -0.1 35013 Dona Ana County, NM................ 170,361 168,967 1,394 0.8 35015 Eddy County, NM.................... 53,122 53,446 -324 -0.6 35017 Grant County, NM................... 31,335 31,628 -293 -0.9 35019 Guadalupe County, NM............... 4,023 4,041 -18 -0.4 35021 Harding County, NM................. 854 904 -50 -5.5 35023 Hidalgo County, NM................. 6,027 6,174 -147 -2.4 35025 Lea County, NM..................... 55,067 56,442 -1,375 -2.4 35027 Lincoln County, NM................. 16,778 16,432 346 2.1 35028 Los Alamos County, NM.............. 18,281 18,273 8 0.0 35029 Luna County, NM.................... 24,360 23,985 375 1.6 35031 McKinley County, NM................ 66,923 67,332 -409 -0.6 35033 Mora County, NM.................... 4,945 4,830 115 2.4 35035 Otero County, NM................... 54,185 54,315 -130 -0.2 35037 Quay County, NM.................... 9,872 10,010 -138 -1.4 35039 Rio Arriba County, NM.............. 38,180 37,839 341 0.9 35041 Roosevelt County, NM............... 17,416 17,824 -408 -2.3 35043 Sandoval County, NM................ 90,253 88,037 2,216 2.5 35045 San Juan County, NM................ 109,899 106,169 3,730 3.5 35047 San Miguel County, NM.............. 28,488 28,714 -226 -0.8 35049 Santa Fe County, NM................ 124,228 122,826 1,402 1.1 35051 Sierra County, NM.................. 11,008 10,988 20 0.2 35053 Socorro County, NM................. 16,500 16,343 157 1.0 35055 Taos County, NM.................... 27,116 26,759 357 1.3 35057 Torrance County, NM................ 16,408 16,021 387 2.4 35059 Union County, NM................... 3,903 3,986 -83 -2.1 35061 Valencia County, NM................ 65,095 63,807 1,288 2.0