Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all New Mexico counties, Lea had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (17.49%), followed by Luna (17.00%), and Doña Ana (15.98%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Lea
Luna
Doña Ana
Santa Fe
Chaves
Roosevelt
Bernalillo
Otero
Los Alamos
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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Lea 17.49
2 Luna 17.00
3 Doña Ana 15.98
4 Santa Fe 11.99
5 Chaves 11.34
6 Roosevelt 10.63
7 Bernalillo 10.15
8 Otero 9.84
9 Los Alamos 8.87
10 Curry 8.70
11 Hidalgo 7.29
12 Valencia 6.73
13 Harding 6.57
14 Eddy 6.20
15 Torrance 5.64
16 Taos 5.59
17 Lincoln 5.44
18 Socorro 5.11
19 Sandoval 4.88
20 Rio Arriba 4.82
21 Sierra 4.45
22 Union 3.95
23 Guadalupe 3.49
24 Colfax 3.18
25 Grant 3.12
26 San Miguel 3.03
27 Catron 2.85
28 San Juan 2.83
29 McKinley 2.74
30 Cibola 2.30
31 Quay 2.14
32 Mora 1.47
33 De Baca 0.32