RANKING · 2024 ACS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most English-only households, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of residents 5+ who speak only English at home (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 72.0%.

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01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40785.4%–

02Quay County, NMNM8,45482.8%–

03Harding County, NMNM61782.7%–

04Lincoln County, NMNM19,84482.1%–

05Catron County, NMNM3,82781.7%–

06Colfax County, NMNM12,18481.0%–

07Torrance County, NMNM16,10079.0%–

08Sierra County, NMNM11,39578.4%–

09Union County, NMNM3,84477.7%–

10Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61576.7%–

11Grant County, NMNM27,25276.7%–

12Sandoval County, NMNM159,56576.4%–

13Otero County, NMNM70,36875.2%–

14Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60173.4%–

15Curry County, NMNM46,65572.5%–

16San Juan County, NMNM120,34072.1%–

17Valencia County, NMNM82,01372.0%–

18Eddy County, NMNM62,50971.7%–

19Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90769.6%–

20Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92967.8%–

21Socorro County, NMNM15,83866.6%–

22Taos County, NMNM34,56466.6%–

23Chaves County, NMNM63,36465.0%–

24De Baca County, NMNM1,64764.0%–

25Cibola County, NMNM26,80761.5%–

26Mora County, NMNM4,05155.7%–

27Lea County, NMNM74,74955.4%–

28Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09154.7%–

29San Miguel County, NMNM26,26053.9%–

30Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34353.8%–

31McKinley County, NMNM68,11951.1%–

32Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83248.6%–

33Luna County, NMNM25,40747.9%–

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