Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.18K people in New Mexico with German ancestry (8.02% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Union County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (17.08%), followed by Catron County (16.06%), and Los Alamos County (14.39%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | 17.08 |
| 2 | Catron County | 16.06 |
| 3 | Los Alamos County | 14.39 |
| 4 | Colfax County | 12.33 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 11.63 |
| 6 | Roosevelt County | 11.42 |
| 7 | Sierra County | 11.05 |
| 8 | Sandoval County | 10.84 |
| 9 | Torrance County | 10.75 |
| 10 | Otero County | 10.72 |
| 11 | Harding County | 9.94 |
| 12 | Curry County | 9.71 |
| 13 | Grant County | 9.56 |
| 14 | Taos County | 9.41 |
| 15 | Bernalillo County | 9.05 |
| 16 | Santa Fe County | 8.97 |
| 17 | De Baca County | 8.76 |
| 18 | Guadalupe County | 8.74 |
| 19 | Quay County | 7.76 |
| 20 | Socorro County | 7.61 |
| 21 | Hidalgo County | 7.38 |
| 22 | San Juan County | 7.01 |
| 23 | Valencia County | 6.83 |
| 24 | Doña Ana County | 6.48 |
| 25 | Eddy County | 5.89 |
| 26 | Luna County | 5.72 |
| 27 | Chaves County | 5.37 |
| 28 | San Miguel County | 5.22 |
| 29 | Lea County | 5.00 |
| 30 | Cibola County | 3.42 |
| 31 | Mora County | 2.84 |
| 32 | Rio Arriba County | 2.37 |
| 33 | McKinley County | 1.48 |