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Largest foreign-born population, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60170,985−2%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09133,043−16%

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90718,841+1%

04Lea County, NMNM74,74913,490+63%

05Sandoval County, NMNM159,5658,647+18%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,3647,234−10%

07Valencia County, NMNM82,0136,814+26%

08Otero County, NMNM70,3686,649−1%

09Curry County, NMNM46,6554,751+24%

10Eddy County, NMNM62,5094,683+107%

11Luna County, NMNM25,4074,139−8%

12San Juan County, NMNM120,3403,692−26%

13Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8322,505+5%

14Taos County, NMNM34,5641,958+101%

15Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4071,829+15%

16McKinley County, NMNM68,1191,711−12%

17Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6151,566+15%

18Grant County, NMNM27,2521,286−14%

19Sierra County, NMNM11,395868+125%

20Lincoln County, NMNM19,844776−48%

21Socorro County, NMNM15,838684−48%

22San Miguel County, NMNM26,260653−51%

23Torrance County, NMNM16,100607−68%

24Cibola County, NMNM26,807588−19%

25Colfax County, NMNM12,184525+2%

26Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343443+182%

27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929312−13%

28Catron County, NMNM3,827191+29%

29Union County, NMNM3,844151+5%

30Mora County, NMNM4,05154−44%

31Quay County, NMNM8,45451−78%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,6479−79%

33Harding County, NMNM6173−88%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES