New Mexico Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 2.11M New Mexico population, 1.24M had Other Groups ancestry (58.76%), 326.68K had Unclassified ancestry (15.49%), and 169.18K had German ancestry (8.02%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, New Mexico counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: New Mexico ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
New Mexico Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1239448 | 58.76 |
| Unclassified | 326680 | 15.49 |
| German | 169177 | 8.02 |
| English | 146734 | 6.96 |
| Irish | 129661 | 6.15 |
| American | 85403 | 4.05 |
| Italian | 47823 | 2.27 |
| European | 37699 | 1.79 |
| French (except Basque) | 31451 | 1.49 |
| Scottish | 30581 | 1.45 |
| Polish | 20065 | 0.95 |
| Scotch Irish | 15707 | 0.75 |
| Dutch | 15321 | 0.73 |
| Swedish | 14572 | 0.69 |
| Norwegian | 14286 | 0.68 |
| British | 13057 | 0.62 |
| Welsh | 9983 | 0.47 |
| Subsaharan African | 8585 | 0.41 |
| Russian | 7565 | 0.36 |
| Scandinavian | 6827 | 0.32 |
| Danish | 5904 | 0.28 |
| French Canadian | 5307 | 0.25 |
| Northern European | 5103 | 0.24 |
| Eastern European | 4631 | 0.22 |
| Portuguese | 4438 | 0.21 |
| Greek | 4419 | 0.21 |
| African | 4231 | 0.20 |
| Czech | 4050 | 0.19 |
| Hungarian | 3683 | 0.18 |
| Swiss | 3480 | 0.17 |
| Ukrainian | 2847 | 0.14 |
| Austrian | 2610 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 2520 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 2327 | 0.11 |
| Finnish | 2281 | 0.11 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1807 | 0.09 |
| Arab | 1643 | 0.08 |
| Iranian | 1542 | 0.07 |
| Lithuanian | 1537 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 1524 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 1460 | 0.07 |
| Slovak | 1305 | 0.06 |
| Croatian | 1136 | 0.05 |
| Czechoslovakian | 973 | 0.05 |
| Basque | 885 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 858 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 841 | 0.04 |
| Jamaican | 744 | 0.04 |
| Serbian | 719 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 695 | 0.03 |
| Brazilian | 569 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 532 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 484 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 473 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 451 | 0.02 |
| Yugoslavian | 448 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 435 | 0.02 |
| Afghan | 402 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 401 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 380 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 378 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 375 | 0.02 |
| Dutch West Indian | 356 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 340 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 305 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 300 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 245 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 230 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 200 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 199 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 187 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 186 | 0.01 |
| South African | 183 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 179 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 171 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 169 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 161 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 153 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 148 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 116 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 87 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 73 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 72 | 0.00 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 52 | 0.00 |
| Icelander | 47 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 39 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 39 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 38 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 37 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 35 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 30 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 29 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 29 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 28 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 15 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 12 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 10 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 8 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 5 | 0.00 |
| Somali | 3 | 0.00 |