Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.23K people in New Mexico with African ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with African ancestry (2.10K), followed by Doña Ana County (334), and Valencia County (253).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African 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 Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Doña Ana County
Valencia County
Lea County
Curry County
Otero County
Chaves County
Sandoval County
Cibola County
Rio Arriba County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 2100
2 Doña Ana County 334
3 Valencia County 253
4 Lea County 249
5 Curry County 228
6 Otero County 203
7 Chaves County 163
8 Sandoval County 115
9 Cibola County 100
10 Rio Arriba County 81
10 San Juan County 81
11 McKinley County 72
12 Torrance County 67
13 Santa Fe County 59
14 Colfax County 20
14 Luna County 20
15 Eddy County 18
16 Catron County 12
16 Lincoln County 12
17 San Miguel County 11
18 Quay County 9
18 Roosevelt County 9
19 Union County 7
20 Socorro County 3
20 Taos County 3
21 Los Alamos County 2