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Largest Black population, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). 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. The median across all 33 is 155.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Black population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –
01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60112,124–
02Curry County, NMNM46,6552,816–
03Otero County, NMNM70,3682,639–
04Lea County, NMNM74,7492,414–
05Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911,962–
06Chaves County, NMNM63,3641,082–
07Eddy County, NMNM62,509793–
08Sandoval County, NMNM159,565786–
09Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907418–
10Valencia County, NMNM82,013389–
11San Juan County, NMNM120,340382–
12Cibola County, NMNM26,807276–
13Luna County, NMNM25,407223–
14McKinley County, NMNM68,119188–
15Grant County, NMNM27,252172–
16Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615165–
17Socorro County, NMNM15,838155–
18Quay County, NMNM8,454142–
19San Miguel County, NMNM26,260113–
20Lincoln County, NMNM19,84475–
21Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83260–
22Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40747–
23Taos County, NMNM34,56447–
24Torrance County, NMNM16,10035–
25Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92926–
26Colfax County, NMNM12,18419–
27Sierra County, NMNM11,39513–
29De Baca County, NMNM1,6474–
30Catron County, NMNM3,8270–
32Mora County, NMNM4,0510–
33Union County, NMNM3,8440–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS