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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.70K people in New Mexico with European ancestry (1.79% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Torrance County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (9.20%), followed by Los Alamos County (6.76%), and San Juan County (3.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Torrance County
Los Alamos County
San Juan County
Hidalgo County
Colfax County
Cibola County
Sandoval County
Santa Fe County
Lincoln County
Roosevelt County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Torrance County 9.20
2 Los Alamos County 6.76
3 San Juan County 3.26
4 Hidalgo County 2.97
5 Colfax County 2.74
6 Cibola County 2.40
7 Sandoval County 2.36
8 Santa Fe County 2.29
9 Lincoln County 2.20
10 Roosevelt County 2.15
11 Taos County 2.01
12 Bernalillo County 1.99
13 Otero County 1.95
14 Catron County 1.93
15 Curry County 1.49
16 Lea County 1.11
17 Grant County 0.96
18 Doña Ana County 0.92
19 Socorro County 0.89
20 Chaves County 0.88
21 Eddy County 0.85
22 San Miguel County 0.78
23 Sierra County 0.76
24 Quay County 0.70
25 Valencia County 0.67
26 McKinley County 0.55
27 Luna County 0.32
28 Rio Arriba County 0.29
29 Mora County 0.26
30 Union County 0.22
31 Guadalupe County 0.07