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Most foreign-born residents, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDLargest foreign-born population Most residents with a disability Largest veteran population Most uninsured people Largest senior population Most unmarried people

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01Lea County, NMNM74,74918.3%+43%

02Luna County, NMNM25,40716.2%−10%

03Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09114.7%−22%

04Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.1%−6%

05Chaves County, NMNM63,36411.3%−8%

06Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60110.5%−4%

07Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34310.1%+203%

08Curry County, NMNM46,65510.0%+25%

09Otero County, NMNM70,3689.7%−8%

10Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4079.4%+6%

11Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.7%+23%

12Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6158.3%+20%

13Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9297.7%+6%

14Eddy County, NMNM62,5097.7%+82%

15Sierra County, NMNM11,3957.5%+135%

16Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8326.3%+5%

17Taos County, NMNM34,5645.7%+92%

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.6%+1%

19Catron County, NMNM3,8275.1%+29%

20Grant County, NMNM27,2524.6%−8%

21Colfax County, NMNM12,1844.3%+14%

22Socorro County, NMNM15,8384.2%−43%

23Torrance County, NMNM16,1003.9%−67%

24Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8%−47%

25Union County, NMNM3,8443.8%+19%

26San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.1%−21%

27San Miguel County, NMNM26,2602.4%−47%

28McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.4%−11%

29Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.2%−18%

30Mora County, NMNM4,0511.3%−35%

31Quay County, NMNM8,4540.6%−77%

32De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.6%−73%

33Harding County, NMNM6170.4%−88%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES