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Highest American population share, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 3.6%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS –

01Catron County, NMNM3,82729.1%–

02De Baca County, NMNM1,64713.7%–

03Quay County, NMNM8,45411.4%–

04Curry County, NMNM46,65511.0%–

05Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61510.0%–

06Sierra County, NMNM11,3959.4%–

07Eddy County, NMNM62,5097.0%–

08Union County, NMNM3,8447.0%–

09Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4076.5%–

10Lea County, NMNM74,7496.3%–

11Lincoln County, NMNM19,8444.8%–

12Chaves County, NMNM63,3644.6%–

13Otero County, NMNM70,3684.4%–

14Socorro County, NMNM15,8384.2%–

15Valencia County, NMNM82,0134.2%–

16Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.7%–

17Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9293.6%–

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653.3%–

19Grant County, NMNM27,2522.9%–

20San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.8%–

21Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6012.6%–

22Luna County, NMNM25,4072.4%–

23Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.4%–

24Torrance County, NMNM16,1002.3%–

25Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072.3%–

26Harding County, NMNM6172.2%–

27Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0912.2%–

28San Miguel County, NMNM26,2601.6%–

29Cibola County, NMNM26,8071.5%–

30McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.4%–

31Taos County, NMNM34,5641.2%–

32Mora County, NMNM4,0510.8%–

33Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS