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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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000

01Mora County, NMNM4,0515.3%–

02Catron County, NMNM3,8273.4%–

03Quay County, NMNM8,4543.2%–

04Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.2%–

05Harding County, NMNM6172.1%–

06Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072.0%–

07Colfax County, NMNM12,1842.0%–

08Otero County, NMNM70,3682.0%–

09Sierra County, NMNM11,3952.0%–

10Curry County, NMNM46,6552.0%–

11Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6011.8%–

12Taos County, NMNM34,5641.8%–

13Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651.6%–

14San Juan County, NMNM120,3401.6%–

15Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6151.5%–

16Luna County, NMNM25,4071.4%–

17Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3431.3%–

18Grant County, NMNM27,2521.2%–

19Union County, NMNM3,8441.2%–

20Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911.2%–

21Torrance County, NMNM16,1001.1%–

22San Miguel County, NMNM26,2601.1%–

23Cibola County, NMNM26,8071.1%–

24Lincoln County, NMNM19,8441.0%–

25Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291.0%–

26Eddy County, NMNM62,5091.0%–

27Valencia County, NMNM82,0130.9%–

28Socorro County, NMNM15,8380.9%–

29Chaves County, NMNM63,3640.8%–

30Lea County, NMNM74,7490.6%–

31De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.5%–

32Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8320.4%–

33McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES