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Highest French population share, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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 1.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Mora County, NMNM4,0515.3%+3.5 pts

02Catron County, NMNM3,8273.4%+2.4 pts

03Quay County, NMNM8,4543.2%+0.7 pts

04Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.2%−1.6 pts

05Harding County, NMNM6172.1%+0.9 pts

06Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072.0%−1.6 pts

07Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.0%+0.8 pts

08Otero County, NMNM70,3682.0%0.0 pts

09Sierra County, NMNM11,3952.0%−0.5 pts

10Curry County, NMNM46,6552.0%0.0 pts

11Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6011.8%−0.5 pts

12Taos County, NMNM34,5641.8%−1.5 pts

13Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651.6%−1.2 pts

14San Juan County, NMNM120,3401.6%−0.2 pts

15Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6151.5%−0.9 pts

16Luna County, NMNM25,4071.4%0.0 pts

17Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431.3%+0.3 pts

18Grant County, NMNM27,2521.2%−2.2 pts

19Union County, NMNM3,8441.2%−1.3 pts

20Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911.2%−0.2 pts

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1001.1%−2.4 pts

22San Miguel County, NMNM26,2601.1%−1.2 pts

23Cibola County, NMNM26,8071.1%−1.1 pts

24Lincoln County, NMNM19,8441.0%−2.5 pts

25Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291.0%+0.1 pts

26Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.0%−1.2 pts

27Valencia County, NMNM82,0130.9%−1.2 pts

28Socorro County, NMNM15,8380.9%−0.4 pts

29Chaves County, NMNM63,3640.8%−0.7 pts

30Lea County, NMNM74,7490.6%−0.6 pts

31De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.5%−2.2 pts

32Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.4%−1.3 pts

33McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.3%0.0 pts

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