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Largest American population, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60126,354+55%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9076,420+96%

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5656,407+55%

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0915,511+27%

05San Juan County, NMNM120,3404,789+35%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,3644,780+61%

07Valencia County, NMNM82,0134,652+50%

08Otero County, NMNM70,3684,570+66%

09Lea County, NMNM74,7494,108+4%

10Eddy County, NMNM62,5092,780−24%

11Socorro County, NMNM15,8382,741+264%

12Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8322,585+817%

13Curry County, NMNM46,6552,433−53%

14Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4071,168+0%

15Lincoln County, NMNM19,844889−9%

16Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615870−55%

17Sierra County, NMNM11,395840−25%

18Grant County, NMNM27,252824−4%

19Torrance County, NMNM16,100788+106%

20Luna County, NMNM25,407734+19%

21Quay County, NMNM8,454585−43%

22Taos County, NMNM34,564565+47%

23McKinley County, NMNM68,119386−60%

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,260369−22%

25Colfax County, NMNM12,184359−30%

26Cibola County, NMNM26,807307−24%

27Union County, NMNM3,844227−26%

28Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929191+6%

29Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343151+36%

30Catron County, NMNM3,827138−87%

31De Baca County, NMNM1,64781−67%

32Harding County, NMNM61763+200%

33Mora County, NMNM4,05156+44%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS