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Largest South American population, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 25 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015,287+113%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9071,306+89%

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,007+219%

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091367+42%

05Otero County, NMNM70,368210+388%

06Curry County, NMNM46,655198+113%

07Valencia County, NMNM82,013186+96%

08Eddy County, NMNM62,509178–

09Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407161+168%

10Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832143+2283%

11San Juan County, NMNM120,340132+74%

12Torrance County, NMNM16,10096+773%

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36492−31%

14Taos County, NMNM34,56486+406%

15Colfax County, NMNM12,18479+98%

16Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34368–

17Grant County, NMNM27,25253−73%

18McKinley County, NMNM68,11950–

19Catron County, NMNM3,82743+10%

20Socorro County, NMNM15,83843–

21San Miguel County, NMNM26,26028−70%

22Cibola County, NMNM26,80721–

23Lincoln County, NMNM19,84416+220%

24Quay County, NMNM8,4549–

25Union County, NMNM3,8444–

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