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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.44K people in New Mexico with Portuguese ancestry (0.21% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Valencia County had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (0.68%), followed by Los Alamos County (0.62%), and Curry County (0.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Valencia County
Los Alamos County
Curry County
Bernalillo County
Santa Fe County
Grant County
Union County
Sandoval County
Roosevelt County
Lea County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Valencia County 0.68
2 Los Alamos County 0.62
3 Curry County 0.36
4 Bernalillo County 0.32
5 Santa Fe County 0.25
6 Grant County 0.17
6 Union County 0.17
7 Sandoval County 0.16
8 Roosevelt County 0.15
9 Lea County 0.13
9 Sierra County 0.13
10 Eddy County 0.12
10 Otero County 0.12
11 Colfax County 0.11
12 Doña Ana County 0.09
12 Socorro County 0.09
13 San Juan County 0.08
14 San Miguel County 0.07
15 Chaves County 0.06
15 McKinley County 0.06
16 Lincoln County 0.05
16 Taos County 0.05
17 Luna County 0.04
18 Cibola County 0.03
19 Rio Arriba County 0.01
19 Torrance County 0.01