Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.23K people in New Mexico with African ancestry (0.20% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Curry County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.47%), followed by Torrance County (0.44%), and Cibola County (0.37%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Mexico.
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Related Topics: New Mexico ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County | 0.47 |
| 2 | Torrance County | 0.44 |
| 3 | Cibola County | 0.37 |
| 4 | Catron County | 0.34 |
| 4 | Lea County | 0.34 |
| 5 | Valencia County | 0.33 |
| 6 | Bernalillo County | 0.31 |
| 7 | Otero County | 0.30 |
| 8 | Chaves County | 0.25 |
| 9 | Rio Arriba County | 0.20 |
| 10 | Union County | 0.17 |
| 11 | Colfax County | 0.16 |
| 12 | Doña Ana County | 0.15 |
| 13 | McKinley County | 0.10 |
| 13 | Quay County | 0.10 |
| 14 | Luna County | 0.08 |
| 14 | Sandoval County | 0.08 |
| 15 | San Juan County | 0.07 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 0.06 |
| 17 | Roosevelt County | 0.05 |
| 18 | San Miguel County | 0.04 |
| 18 | Santa Fe County | 0.04 |
| 19 | Eddy County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Socorro County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Los Alamos County | 0.01 |
| 21 | Taos County | 0.01 |