Health Departments in New Mexico

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3. New Mexico

There are 87 Health Departments in New Mexico, serving a population of 2,084,828 people in an area of 121,267 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 23,963 people, and 1 Health Department per 1,393 square miles.

The state of New Mexico is ranked 15th in Health Departments per capita, and 45th in Health Departments per square mile.

New Mexico Health Statistics

Find New Mexico Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

New Mexico Population of People With Disabilities

	New Mexico	United States
People With Disabilities	311,365 (15.1%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	156,026 (14.9%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	155,339 (15.4%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

New Mexico Population by Disability Type

	New Mexico	United States
Hearing Difficulty	105,034 (5.1%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	67,385 (3.3%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	119,906 (6.2%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	164,668 (8.5%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	63,192 (3.3%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	111,637 (7.1%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

New Mexico Public Health Insurance Coverage

	New Mexico	United States
Public Health Insurance	963,505 (46.8%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	386,025 (18.8%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	640,436 (31.1%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	64,160 (3.1%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

New Mexico Private Health Insurance Coverage

	New Mexico	United States
Private Health Insurance	1,130,017 (54.9%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	898,183 (43.7%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	220,992 (10.7%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	86,205 (4.2%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)