New Mexico Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for New Mexico was 1,954,250 and represented 93.83% of the total New Mexico population.

Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo had the highest citizen population (630.48K), followed by Do�a Ana (190.40K), and Sandoval (135.13K).

In terms of percentages, Catron had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Harding (100.00%), and Mora (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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New Mexico Citizen Population By County in 2016

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Bernalillo	630480	93.44
Do�a Ana	190400	89.05
Sandoval	135125	97.84
Santa Fe	134515	91.31
San Juan	119490	97.52
McKinley	73640	99.05
Valencia	72320	95.16
Lea	60810	88.22
Chaves	60280	91.88
Otero	59985	91.81
Eddy	54225	96.20
Curry	47640	94.25
Rio Arriba	38475	96.37
Taos	31840	96.60
Grant	28440	98.48
San Miguel	27590	97.32
Cibola	26035	95.11
Luna	21600	87.72
Lincoln	18855	95.59
Roosevelt	18060	92.05
Los Alamos	17225	96.26
Socorro	16770	96.80
Torrance	14910	95.58
Colfax	12430	97.76
Sierra	11195	97.86
Quay	8410	98.31
Mora	4600	100.00
Guadalupe	4420	98.88
Hidalgo	4320	95.36
Union	4135	96.39
Catron	3545	100.00
De Baca	1920	97.22
Harding	565	100.00