Dona Ana County

What Dona Ana County does

Dona Ana County is a county government entity and political subdivision of the State of New Mexico, established as one of the original counties of the New Mexico Territory in 1853 and headquartered at 845 N Motel Blvd, Las Cruces, New Mexico. It serves as the second-largest county in New Mexico by population, providing statutory local government services including law enforcement (Sheriff, Detention Center), Fire Rescue, Emergency Management, property tax assessment and collection, vital records (birth/death certificates, marriage licenses), building permits, animal control, community development, Health and Human Services, public works (engineering/roads, facilities, utilities, jetport), and economic development across Las Cruces and southwest New Mexico. The entity is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners (five districts) and additional elected officials (Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Probate Judge).

The county's technology footprint is built on the Revize CMS platform and includes a publicly accessible website (donaana.gov) with online payment, permit application, and public-records-request capabilities; a GIS-based maps and geographic information service; the Doña Ana Dash community dashboard for resident issue reporting; the IPRA Request Portal for Inspection of Public Records Act requests; and full bilingual English/Spanish presentation across web and social channels. Distribution is multi-modal: walk-in and phone service at county offices, self-service via the website portal, and field-level service through Animal Control, Fire Rescue stations, and Sheriff's deputies.

Dona Ana County is a public governmental entity rather than a privately held or publicly traded company; it has no stock ticker and operates as a unit of local government under New Mexico state law. Revenue is derived from a mix of taxpayer funding (property taxes, intergovernmental transfers) and user fees for specific services such as building permits, business licenses, marriage licenses, and public records requests, though exact fee schedules and budget figures are not disclosed on the public website. The county's stated operating posture includes a 2024 Strategic Plan, a 250th Independence Day Celebration in 2026, and an active public engagement program spanning social media, podcasting, and BOCC meetings.

Name

Dona Ana County

Legal name

Dona Ana County

Website

https://donaanacounty.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1853

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Dona Ana County is a county government in New Mexico providing statutorily mandated public services—including law enforcement, fire rescue, property tax administration, building permits, and vital records—to residents and businesses across Las Cruces and southwest New Mexico, funded by taxes and service fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administrative and Support Services (561), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Public safety services
• Property tax administration
• Building permit services
• Vital records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Cruces

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Dona Ana County is a county government providing essential public services to residents of New Mexico's second-largest county by population. The county operates departments across Law & Safety (Sheriff, Fire Rescue, Detention Center, Emergency Management), Community Services (Animal Control, Building Services, Community Development, Health & Human Services), Public Works (Airport/Jetport, Engineering/Roads, Facilities, Utilities), and Administrative Services (Economic Development, Financial Services, Information Technology). Services include property tax collection, building permits, marriage and death certificates, business licenses, public records requests, and constituent engagement through digital portals and the Doña Ana Dash community reporting tool.

Product overview

Dona Ana County operates a unified citizen services portal that provides access to various government functions and departments. The portal serves as the primary digital interface for residents to access administrative services, law enforcement resources, community development programs, and public works utilities. The offering is a single integrated government services platform rather than a modular product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Tax Administration Assessment and collection of property taxes for real property within Dona Ana County, available through county offices and online payment portals, serving county residents and property owners.
• Law Enforcement (Sheriff's Office)
• Fire Rescue and Emergency Management
• Building Permits and Inspections
• Vital Records (Marriage Licenses, Birth/Death Certificates)
• Business Licensing
• IPRA Public Records Request Service
• GIS Maps and Geographic Information
• Animal Control Services
• Utilities and Public Works
• Health and Human Services
• Economic Development

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Casa de PeregrinoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Doña Ana County has partnered with Casa de Peregrinos, a food pantry organization, for a food pantry renovation project in Hatch, New Mexico. This partnership supports the county's community health and human services mission by improving food security infrastructure for residents.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Granicus: Civic technology vendor providing government communications, public-meeting video, records-request, and digital-engagement platforms used by hundreds of U.S. counties. Comparable as an adjacent technology provider that powers digital-services features (IPRA portal, BOCC meeting video) similar to those Dona Ana County has deployed.
• Doña Ana Community College: Public community college headquartered in Las Cruces, also operating as a public entity serving the same Dona Ana County population with education and workforce-development services. Adjacent government/quasi-government peer with shared community-development mission.

Direct peers

• Bernalillo County: New Mexico's largest county (Albuquerque metro), operating the same full-stack local government service portfolio (sheriff, fire, public works, utilities, health and human services). Most direct structural peer to Dona Ana County within the same state regulatory framework.
• Sandoval County: Growing suburban-adjacent New Mexico county (Rio Rancho area) delivering the standard portfolio of county services. Comparable in scale, governance structure, and digital-constituent-service evolution to Dona Ana County.
• Valencia County: Central New Mexico county with similar population size and service mix to Dona Ana County. Comparable as a peer of similar scale and operational complexity within the New Mexico county government ecosystem.
• City of Las Cruces: Municipal government operating within Dona Ana County's jurisdiction. Overlaps significantly in constituent service delivery (utilities, permitting, public safety, community development) and serves the same resident base with complementary rather than competing services.
• Luna County: Southern New Mexico county on the Mexico border with comparable demographic and operational pressures (bilingual service obligation, border emergency-management responsibilities). Similar scale and service mix to Dona Ana County.
• Santa Fe County: Mid-sized New Mexico county providing the same statutory services (sheriff, fire, planning, vital records, property tax). Directly comparable in governance structure (Board of County Commissioners) and service mix, with a comparable bilingual service obligation.
• Otero County: Adjacent southern New Mexico county (Alamogordo area) sharing Dona Ana County's border-region and bilingual demographic profile. Comparable in service portfolio and rural/semi-rural operating context.

Regional players

• El Paso County, Texas: Adjacent Texas border county (El Paso metro) operating under Texas state law but serving a comparable Hispanic-majority, border-region population with bilingual service demands. Relevant as a regional demographic and operational peer, though structurally distinct (Texas statutory framework).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DACinformation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCabD8Vl6yonNMxE_HhdYUjg
• Facebookfacebook.com/DonaAnaCounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dona-ana-county
• Instagraminstagram.com/donaanacounty
• TikToktiktok.com/donaanacounty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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