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Largest Subsaharan African population, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties 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 26 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 26 is 46. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Eddy County, NM, up 20 places to #8.

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Largest Subsaharan African population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6014,458+200%
02Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651,769+643%
03Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0911,674+230%
04Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907344−5%
05▲1Lea County, NMNM74,749315+146%
06▲1Curry County, NMNM46,655287+268%
07▼2Otero County, NMNM70,368113+131%
08▲20Eddy County, NMNM62,509106−59%
09▲4Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832105+950%
10▼1San Juan County, NMNM120,34088+42%
11▼3Valencia County, NMNM82,01366+61%
12▼1Chaves County, NMNM63,36450−87%
13▼3McKinley County, NMNM68,11946−59%
14▲3Lincoln County, NMNM19,844370%
15▲5Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61537+95%
16▲5Socorro County, NMNM15,83833+27%
17▲2Colfax County, NMNM12,18422+450%
18Luna County, NMNM25,40719–
19▼4Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40717−53%
20▼4San Miguel County, NMNM26,26015–
21▲5Taos County, NMNM34,56413–
22Quay County, NMNM8,4547+17%
23▲1Catron County, NMNM3,8274–
24▼12Cibola County, NMNM26,8074–
26▼4Union County, NMNM3,8443–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES