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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.54K people in New Mexico with Iranian ancestry (0.07% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Otero County had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.28%), followed by Bernalillo County (0.15%), and Sierra County (0.08%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Otero County
Bernalillo County
Sierra County
Chaves County
Curry County
Socorro County
Doña Ana County
Valencia County
Sandoval County
Santa Fe County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Otero County 0.28
2 Bernalillo County 0.15
3 Sierra County 0.08
4 Chaves County 0.07
5 Curry County 0.05
5 Socorro County 0.05
6 Doña Ana County 0.04
6 Valencia County 0.04
7 Sandoval County 0.03
7 Santa Fe County 0.03
8 San Juan County 0.003