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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.24M people in New Mexico with Other Groups ancestry (58.76% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Española city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (88.34%), followed by Sunland Park city (81.98%), and Chaparral CDP (77.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Española city
Sunland Park city
Chaparral CDP
Lovington city
Deming city
Gallup city
Las Vegas city
South Valley CDP
North Valley CDP
Hobbs city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Española city 88.34
2 Sunland Park city 81.98
3 Chaparral CDP 77.95
4 Lovington city 75.58
5 Deming city 75.26
6 Gallup city 73.34
7 Las Vegas city 70.45
8 South Valley CDP 69.47
9 North Valley CDP 63.77
10 Hobbs city 62.69
11 Las Cruces city 59.37
12 Los Lunas village 58.61
13 Portales city 58.13
14 Clovis city 58.03
15 Artesia city 57.84
16 Roswell city 57.31
17 Farmington city 57.29
18 Santa Fe city 55.70
19 Albuquerque city 54.77
20 Carlsbad city 54.62
21 Rio Rancho city 47.39
22 Alamogordo city 42.57
23 Los Alamos CDP 36.28