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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Union County
Catron County
Los Alamos County
Colfax County
Lincoln County
Roosevelt County
Sierra County
Sandoval County
Torrance County
Otero County
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