New Mexico county websites: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 32 New Mexico county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 32
  • Last scan: 9/20/2026

B 84

Average security score of 26 fully scanned New Mexico county sites

13th

of 48 states, ranked by average security score

26 of 32

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 6, so they're listed without grades

B 88

U.S. county average security score, 2435 fully scanned sites

New Mexico's state site, nm.gov, ranks 8th of 51 state sites with a B. State rankings.

How New Mexico county security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 26 fully scanned New Mexico county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Distribution of 26 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.

  • New Mexico average
  • U.S. county average
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How New Mexico county security scores are distributed
Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 591
60 to 690
70 to 796
80 to 8915
90 to 1004

New Mexico counties by security grade

Each county with a site on our list is colored by that site's grade. Select a county to open its report. The table lists every site.

Bernalillo County, NM: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Catron County, NM: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Chaves County, NM: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Cibola County, NM: grade C, security score 71 Colfax County, NM: grade C, security score 71 Curry County, NM: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) De Baca County: not scanned Doña Ana County, NM: grade B, security score 85 Eddy County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Grant County, NM: grade A, security score 100 Guadalupe County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Harding County, NM: grade C, security score 71 Hidalgo County, NM: grade C, security score 75 Lea County, NM: grade A, security score 100 Lincoln County, NM: grade B, security score 85 Los Alamos County, NM: grade A, security score 100 Luna County, NM: grade B, security score 87 McKinley County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Mora County, NM: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Otero County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Quay County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Rio Arriba County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Roosevelt County, NM: grade B, security score 85 Sandoval County, NM: grade B, security score 87 San Juan County, NM: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) San Miguel County, NM: grade C, security score 71 Santa Fe County, NM: grade A, security score 100 Sierra County, NM: grade B, security score 85 Socorro County, NM: grade F, security score 57 Taos County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Torrance County, NM: grade C, security score 71 Union County, NM: grade B, security score 87 Valencia County, NM: grade B, security score 87
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
  • Not fully scanned
  • No site on our list

New Mexico counties by security grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. New Mexico: 26 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

  1. New MexicoA (90 to 100): 15% (4 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 81% (21 sites)D to F (below 70): 4% (1 sites)
  2. All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 34% (823 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 65% (1,574 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (38 sites)
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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New Mexico counties by security grade, compared with all U.S. counties
GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
New Mexico15% (4)81% (21)4% (1)
All U.S. counties34% (823)65% (1,574)2% (38)

Top 3 New Mexico county sites by security score

#1 in New Mexico · U.S. rank 1

Grant County, NM

A 100 security

  • Accessibility B
  • Botability D
  • Security A
  • Usability F

#1 in New Mexico · U.S. rank 1

Lea County, NM

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability D
  • Security A
  • Usability F

#1 in New Mexico · U.S. rank 1

Los Alamos County, NM

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability F

Most common security failures among New Mexico county sites

Share of the 26 fully scanned New Mexico county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)62% (16 of 26 sites)
  2. Errors in the console46% (12 of 26 sites)
  3. Content security policy (CSP)4% (1 of 26 sites)
  4. Security.txt4% (1 of 26 sites)
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Most common security failures among New Mexico county sites
CheckShare failingSites failing
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)62%16
Errors in the console46%12
Content security policy (CSP)4%1
Security.txt4%1

What each check means

  • Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
  • Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
  • Content security policy (CSP). The site has a policy that limits what external content can load on its pages. Hackers can inject bad code into your site.
  • Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.

All New Mexico county sites by security score

New Mexico county sites ranked by security score
Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 grantcountynm.gov
Grant County, NM U.S. rank 1
8 of 8 checks pass A
1 leacounty.gov
Lea County, NM U.S. rank 1
8 of 8 checks pass A
1 losalamosnm.gov
Los Alamos County, NM U.S. rank 1
8 of 8 checks pass A
1 santafecountynm.gov
Santa Fe County, NM U.S. rank 1
8 of 8 checks pass A
2 eddycountynm.gov
Eddy County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 guadalupecountynm.org
Guadalupe County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 lunacounty.gov
Luna County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 co.mckinley.nm.us
McKinley County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 co.otero.nm.us
Otero County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 quaycounty-nm.gov
Quay County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 rio-arriba.org
Rio Arriba County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 sandovalcountynm.gov
Sandoval County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 taoscounty.org
Taos County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 unionnm.us
Union County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 co.valencia.nm.us
Valencia County, NM U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
3 donaana.gov
Doña Ana County, NM U.S. rank 4
6 of 7 checks pass B
3 lincolncountynm.gov
Lincoln County, NM U.S. rank 4
6 of 7 checks pass B
3 rooseveltcounty.com
Roosevelt County, NM U.S. rank 4
6 of 7 checks pass B
3 sierraco.org
Sierra County, NM U.S. rank 4
6 of 7 checks pass B
4 hidalgocounty.org
Hidalgo County, NM U.S. rank 7
6 of 8 checks pass C
5 cibolacountynm.com
Cibola County, NM U.S. rank 8
5 of 7 checks pass C
5 co.colfax.nm.us
Colfax County, NM U.S. rank 8
5 of 7 checks pass C
5 hardingcounty.org
Harding County, NM U.S. rank 8
5 of 7 checks pass C
5 co.sanmiguel.nm.us
San Miguel County, NM U.S. rank 8
5 of 7 checks pass C
5 torrancecountynm.org
Torrance County, NM U.S. rank 8
5 of 7 checks pass C
6 socorrocounty.net
Socorro County, NM U.S. rank 11
4 of 7 checks pass F
bernco.gov
Bernalillo County, NM
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
catroncounty.us
Catron County, NM
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
chavescounty.gov
Chaves County, NM
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
currycountynm.gov
Curry County, NM
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
countyofmora.com
Mora County, NM
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
sjcounty.net
San Juan County, NM
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in New Mexico. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 9/17/2026; each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage returned successfully and sent the scanner its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We weren't able to fully scan 6 sites because they did not respond, blocked the scanner, or returned no page content. They appear in the table without grades, each with its scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale, and rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, including every county's raw results, is published in the ScanGov data repository.