Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.45K people in New Mexico with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.49% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Farmington city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.56%), followed by Chaparral CDP (2.16%), and Clovis city (2.16%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Farmington city
Chaparral CDP
Clovis city
North Valley CDP
Santa Fe city
Alamogordo city
Rio Rancho city
Albuquerque city
Portales city
Los Alamos CDP
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Farmington city 2.56
2 Chaparral CDP 2.16
2 Clovis city 2.16
3 North Valley CDP 2.15
4 Santa Fe city 2.10
5 Alamogordo city 2.08
6 Rio Rancho city 1.84
7 Albuquerque city 1.82
8 Portales city 1.81
9 Los Alamos CDP 1.72
10 Carlsbad city 1.29
11 Las Cruces city 1.22
12 Las Vegas city 1.02
13 Roswell city 0.95
14 South Valley CDP 0.81
15 Gallup city 0.74
16 Artesia city 0.50
17 Lovington city 0.40
18 Los Lunas village 0.35
19 Hobbs city 0.32
20 Deming city 0.27
21 Española city 0.22
22 Sunland Park city 0.21