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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.59K people in New Mexico with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.85K), followed by Doña Ana County (781), and Sandoval County (546).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Bernalillo County
Doña Ana County
Sandoval County
Santa Fe County
Valencia County
Lea County
Otero County
Curry County
Chaves County
McKinley County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Bernalillo County 4849
2 Doña Ana County 781
3 Sandoval County 546
4 Santa Fe County 339
5 Valencia County 292
6 Lea County 289
7 Otero County 283
8 Curry County 231
9 Chaves County 176
10 McKinley County 153
11 San Juan County 118
12 Cibola County 114
13 Rio Arriba County 106
14 Los Alamos County 73
15 Torrance County 67
16 Lincoln County 37
17 San Miguel County 24
18 Colfax County 20
18 Luna County 20
19 Eddy County 18
20 Catron County 12
21 Quay County 9
21 Roosevelt County 9
22 Union County 7
23 Guadalupe County 6
24 Socorro County 3
24 Taos County 3