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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 2023 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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RELATEDLargest Mexican population Highest Mexican population share Largest Puerto Rican population Highest Puerto Rican population share Largest Cuban population Highest Cuban population share

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6015,287–

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9071,306–

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,007–

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091367–

05Otero County, NMNM70,368210–

06Curry County, NMNM46,655198–

07Valencia County, NMNM82,013186–

08Eddy County, NMNM62,509178–

09Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407161–

10Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832143–

11San Juan County, NMNM120,340132–

12Torrance County, NMNM16,10096–

13Chaves County, NMNM63,36492–

14Taos County, NMNM34,56486–

15Colfax County, NMNM12,18479–

16Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34368–

17Grant County, NMNM27,25253–

18McKinley County, NMNM68,11950–

19Catron County, NMNM3,82743–

20Socorro County, NMNM15,83843–

21San Miguel County, NMNM26,26028–

22Cibola County, NMNM26,80721–

23Lincoln County, NMNM19,84416–

24Quay County, NMNM8,4549–

25Union County, NMNM3,8444–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES