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Highest French population share, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 43 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Belen, NM, up 32 places to #6.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01▲6Tucumcari, NMNM5,0824.6%+1.4 pts

02▼1Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6194.3%−2.7 pts

03▲28Ruidoso, NMNM7,5803.8%−0.2 pts

04▲9Los Alamos, NMNM13,3173.0%−2.1 pts

05White Rock, NMNM5,7162.6%+1.3 pts

06▲32Belen, NMNM7,5892.6%+2.0 pts

07▼5Taos, NMNM6,5262.5%−1.8 pts

08▲9Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4192.5%−0.7 pts

09▼5Farmington, NMNM46,0552.5%+0.1 pts

10▲1Corrales, NMNM8,4842.4%−2.7 pts

11▼8Edgewood, NMNM6,1572.3%−4.7 pts

12▲6Silver City, NMNM9,2842.1%−1.4 pts

13▼5Santa Fe, NMNM89,8371.9%−1.8 pts

14▲1North Valley, NMNM10,4551.9%−1.5 pts

15▲1Albuquerque, NMNM556,5881.7%−0.6 pts

16▲9Aztec, NMNM6,0911.7%−0.6 pts

17▲15Grants, NMNM8,9331.4%−0.9 pts

18▼8Alamogordo, NMNM31,9061.4%−0.1 pts

19▼13Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9491.3%−1.1 pts

20▼11Clovis, NMNM37,1271.0%−0.8 pts

21▲3Raton, NMNM5,9521.0%+0.2 pts

22▲4Las Vegas, NMNM12,5741.0%−1.4 pts

23▲20Deming, NMNM14,9441.0%−0.2 pts

24▼10Chaparral, NMNM18,1860.9%+0.3 pts

25▼4Las Cruces, NMNM116,9780.9%−0.7 pts

26▲3Roswell, NMNM46,8780.9%−0.6 pts

27▲7Gallup, NMNM19,9690.8%+0.2 pts

28▲11Hobbs, NMNM40,8630.8%0.0 pts

29▼9Carlsbad, NMNM32,5240.7%−2.1 pts

30▼7North Hobbs, NMNM6,0340.7%−1.4 pts

31▼3South Valley, NMNM37,1200.7%−0.2 pts

32▲1Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7900.6%−1.0 pts

33▼14Bernalillo, NMNM9,1590.6%−0.8 pts

34▼4Bloomfield, NMNM7,3350.5%−0.2 pts

35▲1Los Lunas, NMNM20,5720.5%−0.8 pts

36▲1El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3230.4%−3.2 pts

37▲4Sunland Park, NMNM18,2680.4%+0.2 pts

38▼16Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0410.4%−0.9 pts

39▼4Lovington, NMNM11,6200.3%−1.6 pts

40Artesia, NMNM12,7350.3%−1.3 pts

41▲1Española, NMNM10,4580.2%−1.6 pts

42▼30Portales, NMNM11,7340.2%−2.8 pts

43▼16Socorro, NMNM8,2610.1%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES