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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.31K people in New Mexico with French Canadian ancestry (0.25% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Colfax County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (2.33%), followed by Los Alamos County (0.91%), and Catron County (0.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Colfax County
Los Alamos County
Catron County
Taos County
Sandoval County
Valencia County
Otero County
Cibola County
Grant County
Santa Fe County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Colfax County 2.33
2 Los Alamos County 0.91
3 Catron County 0.73
4 Taos County 0.59
5 Sandoval County 0.57
6 Valencia County 0.48
7 Otero County 0.43
8 Cibola County 0.34
9 Grant County 0.33
10 Santa Fe County 0.32
11 Sierra County 0.28
12 Bernalillo County 0.26
13 Socorro County 0.21
14 Doña Ana County 0.14
14 Quay County 0.14
15 Curry County 0.10
16 San Juan County 0.08
17 Chaves County 0.07
17 San Miguel County 0.07
18 Eddy County 0.05
18 Union County 0.05
19 Rio Arriba County 0.04
20 Lincoln County 0.03
20 Torrance County 0.03
21 Lea County 0.02
21 Mora County 0.02
22 McKinley County 0.01