New Mexico Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of New Mexico was 2.11M. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo was the most populated county (674.92K), followed by Doña Ana (218.16K), and then Santa Fe (153.63K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Harding (533), De Baca (1.87K), and Catron (3.58K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of New Mexico population in each county.

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New Mexico Population By County in 2021
New Mexico Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Bernalillo 674919 32.00
Catron 3581 0.17
Chaves 65014 3.08
Cibola 27284 1.29
Colfax 12406 0.59
Curry 48716 2.31
De Baca 1873 0.09
Doña Ana 218157 10.34
Eddy 61096 2.90
Grant 28178 1.34
Guadalupe 4465 0.21
Harding 533 0.03
Hidalgo 4214 0.20
Lea 72743 3.45
Lincoln 20084 0.95
Los Alamos 19169 0.91
Luna 25282 1.20
McKinley 72946 3.46
Mora 4232 0.20
Otero 67298 3.19
Quay 8675 0.41
Rio Arriba 40347 1.91
Roosevelt 19223 0.91
Sandoval 147327 6.98
San Juan 122912 5.83
San Miguel 27357 1.30
Santa Fe 153632 7.28
Sierra 11512 0.55
Socorro 16605 0.79
Taos 34322 1.63
Torrance 15150 0.72
Union 4122 0.20
Valencia 75992 3.60