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Rank	County	County Seat	State	Amount Contributed	% of Total Rural Donations
1	Lea County	Lovington	NM	$270,500	30.2%
2	Eddy County	Carlsbad	NM	$91,599	10.2%
3	San Juan County	Aztec	NM	$66,350	7.4%
4	Curry County	Clovis	NM	$61,000	6.8%
5	Taos County	Taos	NM	$47,700	5.3%
6	Rio Arriba County	Tierra Amarilla	NM	$28,600	3.2%
7	Lincoln County	Carrizozo	NM	$24,650	2.8%
8	McKinley County	Gallup	NM	$23,750	2.7%
9	San Miguel County	Las Vegas	NM	$14,850	1.7%
10	Chaves County	Roswell	NM	$14,000	1.6%
11	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	NM	$11,250	1.3%
12	Pitkin County	Aspen	CO	$9,600	1.1%
13	Quay County	Tucumcari	NM	$8,900	1.0%
14	Socorro County	Socorro	NM	$8,700	1.0%
15	Colfax County	Raton	NM	$8,650	1.0%
16	Beaufort County	Beaufort	SC	$7,650	0.9%
17	Grant County	Silver City	NM	$7,250	0.8%
18	Cibola County	Grants	NM	$7,100	0.8%
19	Angelina County	Lufkin	TX	$6,900	0.8%
20	Union County	Clayton	NM	$6,250	0.7%
21	Comal County	New Braunfels	TX	$5,850	0.7%
22	Monroe County	Key West	FL	$5,400	0.6%
23	Duval County	San Diego	TX	$4,600	0.5%
24	Gaines County	Seminole	TX	$4,600	0.5%
25	Island County	Coupeville	WA	$4,600	0.5%

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Money For Bill Richardson: Top 25 Rural Counties

by dyadmin, The Daily Yonder
June 23, 2007

<h1>Money For Bill Richardson: Top 25 Rural Counties</h1>
<p class="byline">by dyadmin, The Daily Yonder <br />June 23, 2007</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table">
<table class="">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>Rank</b></td>
<td><b>County</b></td>
<td><b>County Seat</b></td>
<td><b>State</b></td>
<td><b>Amount Contributed</b></td>
<td><b>% of Total Rural Donations</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td><b>Lea County</b></td>
<td>Lovington</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$270,500</td>
<td>30.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td><b>Eddy County</b></td>
<td>Carlsbad</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$91,599</td>
<td>10.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td><b>San Juan County</b></td>
<td>Aztec</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$66,350</td>
<td>7.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td><b>Curry County</b></td>
<td>Clovis</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$61,000</td>
<td>6.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td><b>Taos County</b></td>
<td>Taos</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$47,700</td>
<td>5.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td><b>Rio Arriba County</b></td>
<td>Tierra Amarilla</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$28,600</td>
<td>3.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td><b>Lincoln County</b></td>
<td>Carrizozo</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$24,650</td>
<td>2.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td><b>McKinley County</b></td>
<td>Gallup</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$23,750</td>
<td>2.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td><b>San Miguel County</b></td>
<td>Las Vegas</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$14,850</td>
<td>1.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td><b>Chaves County</b></td>
<td>Roswell</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$14,000</td>
<td>1.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td><b>Los Alamos County</b></td>
<td>Los Alamos</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$11,250</td>
<td>1.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td><b>Pitkin County</b></td>
<td>Aspen</td>
<td>CO</td>
<td>$9,600</td>
<td>1.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td><b>Quay County</b></td>
<td>Tucumcari</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$8,900</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td><b>Socorro County</b></td>
<td>Socorro</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$8,700</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td><b>Colfax County</b></td>
<td>Raton</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$8,650</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td><b>Beaufort County</b></td>
<td>Beaufort</td>
<td>SC</td>
<td>$7,650</td>
<td>0.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td><b>Grant County</b></td>
<td>Silver City</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$7,250</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td><b>Cibola County</b></td>
<td>Grants</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$7,100</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td><b>Angelina County</b></td>
<td>Lufkin</td>
<td>TX</td>
<td>$6,900</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td><b>Union County</b></td>
<td>Clayton</td>
<td>NM</td>
<td>$6,250</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td><b>Comal County</b></td>
<td>New Braunfels</td>
<td>TX</td>
<td>$5,850</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td><b>Monroe County</b></td>
<td>Key West</td>
<td>FL</td>
<td>$5,400</td>
<td>0.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td><b>Duval County</b></td>
<td>San Diego</td>
<td>TX</td>
<td>$4,600</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td><b>Gaines County</b></td>
<td>Seminole</td>
<td>TX</td>
<td>$4,600</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td><b>Island County</b></td>
<td>Coupeville</td>
<td>WA</td>
<td>$4,600</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>


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