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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.52K people in New Mexico with Nigerian ancestry (0.07% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Chaparral CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.50%), followed by Las Cruces city (0.39%), and Rio Rancho city (0.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Chaparral CDP
Las Cruces city
Rio Rancho city
Los Alamos CDP
Gallup city
Albuquerque city
Las Vegas city
Hobbs city
Santa Fe city
Roswell city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chaparral CDP 0.50
2 Las Cruces city 0.39
3 Rio Rancho city 0.25
4 Los Alamos CDP 0.20
5 Gallup city 0.12
6 Albuquerque city 0.11
7 Las Vegas city 0.08
8 Hobbs city 0.06
8 Santa Fe city 0.06
9 Roswell city 0.01