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Largest foreign-born population, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2020 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, NMNM667,60167,331−7%

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09136,275−8%

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90718,197−2%

04Lea County, NMNM74,74912,700+54%

05Chaves County, NMNM63,3648,219+2%

06Sandoval County, NMNM159,5657,752+6%

07Otero County, NMNM70,3686,673−1%

08Valencia County, NMNM82,0135,115−5%

09Curry County, NMNM46,6554,719+23%

10Luna County, NMNM25,4074,125−8%

11Eddy County, NMNM62,5093,948+74%

12San Juan County, NMNM120,3403,159−37%

13Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152,238+64%

14McKinley County, NMNM68,1191,833−6%

15Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8321,821−24%

16Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4071,700+7%

17Taos County, NMNM34,5641,697+74%

18Lincoln County, NMNM19,8441,383−7%

19Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,002−24%

20San Miguel County, NMNM26,260970−28%

21Grant County, NMNM27,252927−38%

22Torrance County, NMNM16,100872−55%

23Cibola County, NMNM26,807813+12%

24Sierra County, NMNM11,395495+29%

25Colfax County, NMNM12,184486−6%

26Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929279−22%

27Quay County, NMNM8,454225−2%

28Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343161+3%

29Union County, NMNM3,844141−2%

30Catron County, NMNM3,82789−40%

31Mora County, NMNM4,05168−30%

32Harding County, NMNM61752+117%

33De Baca County, NMNM1,64714−67%

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