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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.18K people in New Mexico with German ancestry (8.02% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Los Alamos CDP had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (15.84%), followed by Portales city (14.01%), and Alamogordo city (13.51%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Los Alamos CDP
Portales city
Alamogordo city
Rio Rancho city
Albuquerque city
Clovis city
Santa Fe city
Los Lunas village
Farmington city
Las Cruces city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Los Alamos CDP 15.84
2 Portales city 14.01
3 Alamogordo city 13.51
4 Rio Rancho city 12.39
5 Albuquerque city 9.23
6 Clovis city 8.52
7 Santa Fe city 8.29
8 Los Lunas village 7.93
9 Farmington city 7.44
10 Las Cruces city 7.04
11 Artesia city 5.98
12 Roswell city 5.63
13 Las Vegas city 5.53
14 Carlsbad city 5.40
15 North Valley CDP 5.01
16 Hobbs city 4.82
17 Deming city 3.88
18 South Valley CDP 3.67
19 Lovington city 2.66
20 Gallup city 2.50
21 Chaparral CDP 2.25
22 Española city 1.16
23 Sunland Park city 0.57