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Largest South American population, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 26 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013,871+56%

02Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,070+239%

03Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907802+16%

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091295+14%

05Otero County, NMNM70,368268+523%

06Lincoln County, NMNM19,844210+4100%

07Valencia County, NMNM82,013193+103%

08San Juan County, NMNM120,340189+149%

09Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407136+127%

10Taos County, NMNM34,564130+665%

11Curry County, NMNM46,655103+11%

12Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343101–

13Lea County, NMNM74,74989–

14Chaves County, NMNM63,36455−59%

15Socorro County, NMNM15,83835–

16McKinley County, NMNM68,11931–

17Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83231+417%

18Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61531–

19San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024−74%

20Catron County, NMNM3,82721−46%

21Cibola County, NMNM26,80720–

22Eddy County, NMNM62,50920–

23Grant County, NMNM27,25212−94%

24Quay County, NMNM8,4548–

25Union County, NMNM3,8444–

26Colfax County, NMNM12,1842−95%

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