Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 146.73K people in New Mexico with English ancestry (6.96% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Los Alamos County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (16.76%), followed by Catron County (12.59%), and Sierra County (11.42%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos County | 16.76 |
| 2 | Catron County | 12.59 |
| 3 | Sierra County | 11.42 |
| 4 | Lincoln County | 10.82 |
| 5 | Torrance County | 10.70 |
| 6 | Santa Fe County | 10.58 |
| 7 | Harding County | 10.32 |
| 8 | Grant County | 10.22 |
| 9 | Quay County | 9.48 |
| 10 | Taos County | 9.07 |
| 11 | Union County | 9.05 |
| 12 | Sandoval County | 8.62 |
| 13 | Colfax County | 8.53 |
| 14 | Otero County | 8.44 |
| 15 | Hidalgo County | 8.42 |
| 16 | Bernalillo County | 7.69 |
| 17 | De Baca County | 7.53 |
| 18 | Curry County | 7.34 |
| 19 | Roosevelt County | 7.06 |
| 20 | Eddy County | 6.27 |
| 21 | Luna County | 5.57 |
| 22 | Valencia County | 5.42 |
| 23 | Doña Ana County | 5.35 |
| 24 | Socorro County | 5.07 |
| 25 | San Juan County | 5.05 |
| 26 | Chaves County | 4.94 |
| 27 | Lea County | 4.39 |
| 28 | Guadalupe County | 4.23 |
| 29 | Cibola County | 3.31 |
| 30 | Mora County | 2.32 |
| 31 | San Miguel County | 2.17 |
| 32 | Rio Arriba County | 1.25 |
| 33 | McKinley County | 1.21 |