RANKING · 2024 ACS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Highest German population share, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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 7.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Socorro County, NM, up 18 places to #5.

German Americans: full group profile →

New MexicoAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40718.4%−0.6 pts

02▼1Union County, NMNM3,84415.4%+1.8 pts

03▲5Colfax County, NMNM12,18412.6%−1.5 pts

04▲3Lincoln County, NMNM19,84411.9%−3.8 pts

05▲18Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.4%+4.6 pts

06Sierra County, NMNM11,39511.3%−2.8 pts

07▲5Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.2%−2.0 pts

08▲8De Baca County, NMNM1,64711.0%−6.5 pts

09▲4Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90710.3%−0.9 pts

10▲7Grant County, NMNM27,25210.1%−1.7 pts

11▲4Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6019.8%−1.8 pts

12▼3Otero County, NMNM70,3689.4%−4.0 pts

13▲1Taos County, NMNM34,5649.3%−1.0 pts

14▼12Catron County, NMNM3,8279.1%−8.4 pts

15▼4Curry County, NMNM46,6559.1%−2.1 pts

16▼6Torrance County, NMNM16,1008.4%−9.0 pts

17▲1San Juan County, NMNM120,3407.9%−1.2 pts

18▼13Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6157.9%−4.8 pts

19▲5Eddy County, NMNM62,5097.5%−3.3 pts

20▲5Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0917.5%+0.2 pts

21▲6Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3437.5%−0.8 pts

22Valencia County, NMNM82,0137.2%−3.7 pts

23▲3Chaves County, NMNM63,3646.4%−3.7 pts

24▼3Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.3%−8.9 pts

25▲3Lea County, NMNM74,7496.0%−3.3 pts

26▼22Harding County, NMNM6175.8%−5.2 pts

27▼7Luna County, NMNM25,4075.7%−4.0 pts

28▲1San Miguel County, NMNM26,2605.7%−0.6 pts

29▼10Quay County, NMNM8,4545.5%−5.0 pts

30▲2Mora County, NMNM4,0514.4%+0.1 pts

31▼1Cibola County, NMNM26,8074.3%−0.5 pts

32▼1Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.1%−0.4 pts

33McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.1%+0.3 pts

SHOWING 1–33 OF 33

Download CSV (full list, 33 rows)

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