Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.06K people in New Mexico with British ancestry (0.62% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Artesia city had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.92%), followed by Los Alamos CDP (1.37%), and Portales city (1.34%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Mexico.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Artesia city
Los Alamos CDP
Portales city
Santa Fe city
Albuquerque city
Rio Rancho city
Deming city
Alamogordo city
Clovis city
Española city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Artesia city 1.92
2 Los Alamos CDP 1.37
3 Portales city 1.34
4 Santa Fe city 1.00
5 Albuquerque city 0.84
6 Rio Rancho city 0.79
7 Deming city 0.75
8 Alamogordo city 0.68
9 Clovis city 0.53
10 Española city 0.46
11 Las Vegas city 0.45
12 Hobbs city 0.40
13 South Valley CDP 0.39
14 Las Cruces city 0.36
15 Roswell city 0.29
16 Farmington city 0.26
17 Lovington city 0.18
18 Carlsbad city 0.17
18 North Valley CDP 0.17
19 Sunland Park city 0.07
20 Los Lunas village 0.04