RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most foreign-born residents, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2023 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2000

01Lea County, NMNM74,74917.1%–

02Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09116.5%–

03Luna County, NMNM25,40716.2%–

04Chaves County, NMNM63,36412.6%–

05Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90711.8%–

06Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61511.7%–

07Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60110.0%–

08Otero County, NMNM70,3689.8%–

09Curry County, NMNM46,6559.7%–

10Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4078.8%–

11Harding County, NMNM6177.9%–

12Lincoln County, NMNM19,8446.8%–

13Valencia County, NMNM82,0136.7%–

14Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.7%–

15Eddy County, NMNM62,5096.3%–

16Socorro County, NMNM15,8386.0%–

17Torrance County, NMNM16,1005.8%–

18Sandoval County, NMNM159,5655.2%–

19Taos County, NMNM34,5644.9%–

20Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.5%–

21Sierra County, NMNM11,3954.3%–

22Colfax County, NMNM12,1843.9%–

23Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433.6%–

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2603.6%–

25Union County, NMNM3,8443.5%–

26Grant County, NMNM27,2523.3%–

27Cibola County, NMNM26,8073.0%–

28San Juan County, NMNM120,3402.6%–

29Quay County, NMNM8,4542.6%–

30McKinley County, NMNM68,1192.5%–

31Catron County, NMNM3,8272.5%–

32Mora County, NMNM4,0511.6%–

33De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES