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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 85.40K people in New Mexico with American ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with American ancestry (23.96K), followed by Santa Fe County (6.74K), and Sandoval County (6.37K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Santa Fe County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
Chaves County
Lea County
Otero County
Valencia County
San Juan County
Eddy County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 23961
2 Santa Fe County 6744
3 Sandoval County 6369
4 Doña Ana County 5451
5 Chaves County 4612
6 Lea County 4412
7 Otero County 4270
8 Valencia County 4126
9 San Juan County 3783
10 Eddy County 3320
11 Socorro County 2905
12 Curry County 2371
13 Rio Arriba County 2240
14 Lincoln County 1291
15 Roosevelt County 1136
16 Luna County 967
17 Grant County 878
18 Los Alamos County 839
19 Torrance County 829
20 San Miguel County 813
21 Sierra County 788
22 Taos County 645
23 Quay County 636
24 Cibola County 415
25 McKinley County 286
26 Colfax County 252
27 Union County 236
28 Mora County 209
29 Hidalgo County 199
30 Guadalupe County 190
31 Catron County 143
32 Harding County 57
33 De Baca County 30