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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.18K people in New Mexico with German ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with German ancestry (61.08K), followed by Sandoval County (15.97K), and Doña Ana County (14.14K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
Santa Fe County
San Juan County
Otero County
Valencia County
Curry County
Lea County
Eddy County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 61078
2 Sandoval County 15965
3 Doña Ana County 14138
4 Santa Fe County 13780
5 San Juan County 8617
6 Otero County 7213
7 Valencia County 5193
8 Curry County 4729
9 Lea County 3636
10 Eddy County 3599
11 Chaves County 3492
12 Taos County 3229
13 Los Alamos County 2759
14 Grant County 2693
15 Lincoln County 2335
16 Roosevelt County 2196
17 Torrance County 1629
18 Colfax County 1530
19 Luna County 1445
20 San Miguel County 1428
21 Sierra County 1272
22 Socorro County 1264
23 McKinley County 1078
24 Rio Arriba County 955
25 Cibola County 934
26 Union County 704
27 Quay County 673
28 Catron County 575
29 Guadalupe County 390
30 Hidalgo County 311
31 De Baca County 164
32 Mora County 120
33 Harding County 53