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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.57K people in New Mexico with Russian ancestry (0.36% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Los Alamos County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (1.09%), followed by Santa Fe County (0.95%), and Quay County (0.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Los Alamos County
Santa Fe County
Quay County
Catron County
Bernalillo County
Taos County
Rio Arriba County
Sandoval County
Otero County
Cibola County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Los Alamos County 1.09
2 Santa Fe County 0.95
3 Quay County 0.54
4 Catron County 0.50
5 Bernalillo County 0.47
6 Taos County 0.45
7 Rio Arriba County 0.40
8 Sandoval County 0.39
9 Otero County 0.36
10 Cibola County 0.35
10 Lincoln County 0.35
11 Chaves County 0.27
12 Valencia County 0.26
13 Doña Ana County 0.25
14 Socorro County 0.21
15 Guadalupe County 0.18
16 San Juan County 0.17
17 Sierra County 0.16
18 Grant County 0.14
19 Torrance County 0.13
20 San Miguel County 0.11
21 Colfax County 0.09
22 Luna County 0.06
23 Curry County 0.05
23 Eddy County 0.05
24 Lea County 0.03