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Largest Subsaharan African population, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, 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 29 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 34. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carlsbad, NM, up 19 places to #8.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,5884,080+193%

02▲1Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4191,606+598%

03▼1Las Cruces, NMNM116,9781,107+280%

04▲6Clovis, NMNM37,127260+233%

05Hobbs, NMNM40,863256+100%

06▼2Santa Fe, NMNM89,837253+120%

07▲2South Valley, NMNM37,120246–

08▲19Carlsbad, NMNM32,524106−59%

09▼2Alamogordo, NMNM31,90670+400%

10▲9Farmington, NMNM46,05566+6%

11Roswell, NMNM46,87845−81%

12▲10Lovington, NMNM11,62039–

13▲10Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61938+65%

14Portales, NMNM11,73437–

15▲10Española, NMNM10,45834–

16▲8Socorro, NMNM8,26133+27%

17▼3Gallup, NMNM19,96932−6%

18Ruidoso, NMNM7,58021–

19Deming, NMNM14,94419–

20▼4Los Alamos, NMNM13,31717–

21Raton, NMNM5,95217–

22▲4Bernalillo, NMNM9,15915–

23▼17North Valley, NMNM10,45513–

24Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04113−62%

25▼10Chaparral, NMNM18,18610−95%

26▼8Las Vegas, NMNM12,5747–

27Tucumcari, NMNM5,0827+17%

28▼15Grants, NMNM8,9334–

29Taos, NMNM6,5261–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES