Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.64K people in New Mexico with Arab ancestry (0.08% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Doña Ana County had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (0.50%), followed by Colfax County (0.27%), and Los Alamos County (0.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 8 counties with high percentage of its population having Arab 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 Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Doña Ana County
Colfax County
Los Alamos County
Bernalillo County
Chaves County
Sandoval County
Santa Fe County
McKinley County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Doña Ana County 0.50
2 Colfax County 0.27
3 Los Alamos County 0.09
4 Bernalillo County 0.06
5 Chaves County 0.04
6 Sandoval County 0.02
6 Santa Fe County 0.02
7 McKinley County 0.01