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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.83K people in New Mexico with Scandinavian ancestry (0.32% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico counties, Catron County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.18%), followed by Los Alamos County (1.59%), and Hidalgo County (0.64%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Catron County
Los Alamos County
Hidalgo County
Santa Fe County
Bernalillo County
Colfax County
Sandoval County
Otero County
Doña Ana County
Chaves County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Catron County 2.18
2 Los Alamos County 1.59
3 Hidalgo County 0.64
4 Santa Fe County 0.46
5 Bernalillo County 0.44
6 Colfax County 0.41
7 Sandoval County 0.38
8 Otero County 0.37
9 Doña Ana County 0.36
10 Chaves County 0.31
11 San Juan County 0.24
12 San Miguel County 0.23
13 Curry County 0.21
13 Sierra County 0.21
14 Harding County 0.19
15 Luna County 0.17
15 Union County 0.17
16 Eddy County 0.15
16 Valencia County 0.15
17 Torrance County 0.14
18 Quay County 0.12
19 Socorro County 0.10
20 Roosevelt County 0.08
21 Lea County 0.06
22 Taos County 0.04
23 Cibola County 0.03
23 McKinley County 0.03