| | Guadalupe County | NM | 35019 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=GuadalupeCounty+NM |
| | Harding County | NM | 35021 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HardingCounty+NM |
| | Hidalgo County | NM | 35023 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HidalgoCounty+NM |
| | Lea County | NM | 35025 | | Hobbs, NM 26020 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LeaCounty+NM |
| | Lincoln County | NM | 35027 | | Ruidoso, NM 40760 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=LincolnCounty+NM |
| | Los Alamos County | NM | 35028 | | Los Alamos, NM 31060 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los
Alamos, NM 105 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=LosAlamosCounty+NM |
| | Luna County | NM | 35029 | | Deming, NM 19700 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LunaCounty+NM |
| | McKinley County | NM | 35031 | | Gallup, NM 23700 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=McKinleyCounty+NM |
| | Mora County | NM | 35033 | | Las Vegas, NM 29780 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los
Alamos, NM 105 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=MoraCounty+NM |
| | Otero County | NM | 35035 | | Alamogordo, NM 10460 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=OteroCounty+NM |