Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.45K people in New Mexico with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.49% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Mora County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (6.07%), followed by Catron County (3.69%), and Quay County (3.50%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mora County | 6.07 |
| 2 | Catron County | 3.69 |
| 3 | Quay County | 3.50 |
| 4 | Los Alamos County | 2.35 |
| 5 | Colfax County | 2.20 |
| 6 | Curry County | 2.17 |
| 7 | Taos County | 2.12 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 1.98 |
| 9 | Santa Fe County | 1.88 |
| 10 | Guadalupe County | 1.86 |
| 11 | Bernalillo County | 1.84 |
| 11 | Otero County | 1.84 |
| 11 | Union County | 1.84 |
| 12 | Sandoval County | 1.66 |
| 13 | Luna County | 1.64 |
| 14 | San Juan County | 1.45 |
| 14 | Sierra County | 1.45 |
| 15 | Grant County | 1.44 |
| 16 | Roosevelt County | 1.30 |
| 17 | Doña Ana County | 1.14 |
| 18 | Hidalgo County | 1.02 |
| 19 | San Miguel County | 0.99 |
| 20 | Torrance County | 0.94 |
| 21 | Eddy County | 0.91 |
| 22 | Chaves County | 0.85 |
| 23 | Cibola County | 0.81 |
| 24 | Harding County | 0.75 |
| 24 | Socorro County | 0.75 |
| 25 | Valencia County | 0.67 |
| 26 | Lea County | 0.57 |
| 27 | Rio Arriba County | 0.40 |
| 28 | McKinley County | 0.28 |
| 29 | De Baca County | 0.27 |