New Mexico — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in New Mexico during 2025.
New Mexico indexed 7,400 projects with decisions in 2025 across 30 counties, with 8,843 approved and 45 denied actions (99.5% approval rate). Santa Fe County led with 1,239 projects (17% of the state), followed by Eddy County (821) and San Juan County (491). Together those three counties accounted for 34% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete New Mexico Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in New Mexico.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 333 | 417 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Catron | 214 | 227 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Chaves | 389 | 478 | 7 | 98.6% |
| Cibola | 160 | 170 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Colfax | 240 | 251 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Curry | 87 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Doña Ana | 431 | 479 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Eddy | 821 | 953 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Grant | 118 | 135 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Guadalupe | 28 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hidalgo | 301 | 386 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Lea | 346 | 388 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lincoln | 80 | 91 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Los Alamos | 82 | 88 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Luna | 82 | 101 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McKinley | 357 | 404 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Mora | 389 | 447 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Otero | 69 | 76 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Quay | 205 | 217 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rio Arriba | 12 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Roosevelt | 112 | 116 | 4 | 96.7% |
| San Juan | 491 | 606 | 5 | 99.2% |
| San Miguel | 91 | 103 | 2 | 98.1% |
| Sandoval | 249 | 267 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Santa Fe | 1,239 | 1,779 | 7 | 99.6% |
| Sierra | 78 | 81 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Socorro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Taos | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Torrance | 157 | 167 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Valencia | 235 | 264 | 6 | 97.8% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.