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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.70K people in New Mexico with European ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with European ancestry (13.43K), followed by San Juan County (4.00K), and Santa Fe County (3.51K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
San Juan County
Santa Fe County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
Torrance County
Otero County
Los Alamos County
Lea County
Curry County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 13430
2 San Juan County 4001
3 Santa Fe County 3514
4 Sandoval County 3470
5 Doña Ana County 2013
6 Torrance County 1394
7 Otero County 1311
8 Los Alamos County 1295
9 Lea County 804
10 Curry County 726
11 Taos County 690
12 Cibola County 654
13 Chaves County 572
14 Eddy County 521
15 Valencia County 509
16 Lincoln County 441
17 Roosevelt County 414
18 McKinley County 404
19 Colfax County 340
20 Grant County 271
21 San Miguel County 214
22 Socorro County 147
23 Hidalgo County 125
24 Rio Arriba County 117
25 Sierra County 87
26 Luna County 82
27 Catron County 69
28 Quay County 61
29 Mora County 11
30 Union County 9
31 Guadalupe County 3