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Most foreign-born residents, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2020 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, NMNM74,74917.1%+4.3 pts

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09116.5%−2.3 pts

03Luna County, NMNM25,40716.2%−1.6 pts

04Chaves County, NMNM63,36412.6%+0.4 pts

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90711.8%−1.1 pts

06Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61511.7%+4.8 pts

07Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60110.0%−1.0 pts

08Otero County, NMNM70,3689.8%−0.7 pts

09Curry County, NMNM46,6559.7%+1.8 pts

10Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4078.8%−0.1 pts

11Harding County, NMNM6177.9%+4.4 pts

12Lincoln County, NMNM19,8446.8%−0.4 pts

13Valencia County, NMNM82,0136.7%−0.3 pts

14Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.7%−0.6 pts

15Eddy County, NMNM62,5096.3%+2.1 pts

16Socorro County, NMNM15,8386.0%−1.4 pts

17Torrance County, NMNM16,1005.8%−5.9 pts

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.2%−0.3 pts

19Taos County, NMNM34,5644.9%+2.0 pts

20Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.5%−1.4 pts

21Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.3%+1.1 pts

22Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.9%+0.2 pts

23Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433.6%+0.3 pts

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.6%−1.0 pts

25Union County, NMNM3,8443.5%+0.3 pts

26Grant County, NMNM27,2523.3%−1.8 pts

27Cibola County, NMNM26,8073.0%+0.3 pts

28San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.6%−1.3 pts

29Quay County, NMNM8,4542.6%+0.0 pts

30McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.5%−0.2 pts

31Catron County, NMNM3,8272.5%−1.5 pts

32Mora County, NMNM4,0511.6%−0.4 pts

33De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.9%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS