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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

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. The median across all 33 is 5.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Guadalupe County, NM, up 16 places to #7.

Most foreign-born residents by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010
01Lea County, NMNM74,74918.3%+5.5 pts
02▲1Luna County, NMNM25,40716.2%−1.7 pts
03▼1Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09114.7%−4.1 pts
04▲1Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90712.1%−0.8 pts
05▼1Chaves County, NMNM63,36411.3%−1.0 pts
06▲1Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60110.5%−0.4 pts
07▲16Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34310.1%+6.8 pts
08▲1Curry County, NMNM46,65510.0%+2.0 pts
09▼1Otero County, NMNM70,3689.7%−0.9 pts
10Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4079.4%+0.6 pts
11▲2Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.7%+1.6 pts
12▼6Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6158.3%+1.4 pts
13▲1Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9297.7%+0.4 pts
14▲1Eddy County, NMNM62,5097.7%+3.5 pts
15▲6Sierra County, NMNM11,3957.5%+4.3 pts
16▲4Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8326.3%+0.3 pts
17▲2Taos County, NMNM34,5645.7%+2.7 pts
18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.6%+0.1 pts
19▲12Catron County, NMNM3,8275.1%+1.1 pts
20▲6Grant County, NMNM27,2524.6%−0.4 pts
21▲1Colfax County, NMNM12,1844.3%+0.5 pts
22▼6Socorro County, NMNM15,8384.2%−3.2 pts
23▼6Torrance County, NMNM16,1003.9%−7.8 pts
24▼12Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8%−3.4 pts
25Union County, NMNM3,8443.8%+0.6 pts
26▲2San Juan County, NMNM120,3403.1%−0.8 pts
27▼3San Miguel County, NMNM26,2602.4%−2.1 pts
28▲2McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.4%−0.3 pts
29▼2Cibola County, NMNM26,8072.2%−0.5 pts
30▲2Mora County, NMNM4,0511.3%−0.7 pts
31▼2Quay County, NMNM8,4540.6%−1.9 pts
32▲1De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.6%−1.5 pts
33▼22Harding County, NMNM6170.4%−3.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES