RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 19 SHOWN OF 19

Largest South American population, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 19 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS –

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6012,480–

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907690–

03Sandoval County, NMNM159,565316–

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091258–

05Grant County, NMNM27,252198–

06Chaves County, NMNM63,364133–

07Valencia County, NMNM82,01395–

08Curry County, NMNM46,65593–

09San Miguel County, NMNM26,26092–

10San Juan County, NMNM120,34076–

11Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40760–

12Otero County, NMNM70,36843–

13Luna County, NMNM25,40741–

14Colfax County, NMNM12,18440–

15Catron County, NMNM3,82739–

16Taos County, NMNM34,56417–

17Torrance County, NMNM16,10011–

18Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8326–

19Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445–

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