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Largest Central American population, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, 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 27 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 27 is 75.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9072,567+33%

02Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6012,212+10%

03Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091796+137%

04Sandoval County, NMNM159,565536−36%

05Curry County, NMNM46,655455+400%

06Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832333+3230%

07Lea County, NMNM74,749270–

08Chaves County, NMNM63,364207−8%

09Otero County, NMNM70,368181+11%

10Taos County, NMNM34,564173+861%

11McKinley County, NMNM68,119102−6%

12Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40791+810%

13Valencia County, NMNM82,01386−59%

14De Baca County, NMNM1,64775–

15Quay County, NMNM8,45474–

16Eddy County, NMNM62,50951+104%

17San Juan County, NMNM120,34048−32%

18Grant County, NMNM27,25232−79%

19Sierra County, NMNM11,39527–

20Luna County, NMNM25,40722−8%

21San Miguel County, NMNM26,26020–

22Colfax County, NMNM12,18416+78%

23Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615130%

24Torrance County, NMNM16,1008−92%

25Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3437−36%

26Socorro County, NMNM15,8387−90%

27Cibola County, NMNM26,8073–

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