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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 129.66K people in New Mexico with Irish ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (48.86K), followed by Sandoval County (11.97K), and Doña Ana County (10.28K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
Santa Fe County
San Juan County
Otero County
Curry County
Valencia County
Taos County
Chaves County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 48855
2 Sandoval County 11967
3 Doña Ana County 10277
4 Santa Fe County 10164
5 San Juan County 6041
6 Otero County 5630
7 Curry County 3479
8 Valencia County 3312
9 Taos County 2934
10 Chaves County 2905
11 Eddy County 2749
12 Lea County 2458
13 Grant County 2430
14 Lincoln County 2108
15 Los Alamos County 1690
16 Roosevelt County 1515
17 Colfax County 1362
18 Cibola County 1258
19 Torrance County 1233
20 McKinley County 1104
21 Luna County 1062
22 Sierra County 985
23 Quay County 746
24 Rio Arriba County 626
25 San Miguel County 609
26 Socorro County 569
27 Union County 404
28 Catron County 376
29 Hidalgo County 301
30 De Baca County 210
31 Mora County 195
32 Guadalupe County 79
33 Harding County 28