New Mexico Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of New Mexico was 193,246, which was 9.16% of the population of New Mexico.

The highest percentage of the New Mexico foreign-born population where born in Mexico (66.69%), followed by Philippines (3.18%), and Vietnam (2.15%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the New Mexico Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total New Mexico foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the New Mexico foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
New Mexico Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Mexico
Philippines
Vietnam
China
Germany
India
Cuba
Canada
Guatemala
Korea
New Mexico Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Country of Birth Number of People Percentage of Foreign-Born (%)
Mexico 128873 66.69
Philippines 6138 3.18
Vietnam 4151 2.15
China 4121 2.13
Germany 3971 2.06
India 2900 1.50
Cuba 2528 1.31
Canada 2352 1.22
Guatemala 2026 1.05
Korea 1844 0.95
England 1641 0.85
Colombia 1491 0.77
El Salvador 1421 0.74
Honduras 1252 0.65
Nigeria 1218 0.63
Iran 1150 0.60
Japan 1085 0.56
Peru 826 0.43
Democratic Republic of Congo 790 0.41
Spain 752 0.39
Thailand 696 0.36
France 653 0.34
Taiwan 634 0.33
Argentina 576 0.30
Italy 574 0.30
Russia 537 0.28
Iraq 530 0.27
Kuwait 519 0.27
Nepal 499 0.26
Brazil 494 0.26
Greece 482 0.25
Ecuador 472 0.24
Nicaragua 465 0.24
Ukraine 436 0.23
Pakistan 435 0.23
Netherlands 416 0.22
Chile 395 0.20
Jamaica 392 0.20
Ghana 356 0.18
Jordan 355 0.18
Poland 343 0.18
Dominican Republic 339 0.18
Cameroon 331 0.17
Lebanon 324 0.17
Venezuela 313 0.16
Turkey 294 0.15
Ireland 287 0.15
Australia 286 0.15
Czechoslovakia 274 0.14
Panama 271 0.14
Romania 242 0.13
Bangladesh 229 0.12
Kenya 229 0.12
Costa Rica 227 0.12
Serbia 216 0.11
Indonesia 213 0.11
Saudi Arabia 211 0.11
Austria 203 0.11
Scotland 202 0.11
Afghanistan 193 0.10
Switzerland 189 0.10
Haiti 183 0.10
Ethiopia 178 0.09
Laos 177 0.09
Sri Lanka 157 0.08
Israel 150 0.08
Morocco 149 0.08
Latvia 123 0.06
Hong Kong 122 0.06
Sweden 114 0.06
Syria 111 0.06
Liberia 105 0.05
Malaysia 104 0.05
Uzbekistan 102 0.05
Fiji 101 0.05
Egypt 95 0.05
Norway 91 0.05
Portugal 90 0.05
Bulgaria 86 0.05
Hungary 84 0.04
Belgium 82 0.04
Trinidad and Tobago 81 0.04
Guyana 81 0.04
Congo 73 0.04
Kazakhstan 72 0.04
Uganda 62 0.03
Zimbabwe 60 0.03
Lithuania 56 0.03
Bosnia and Herzegovina 49 0.03
Singapore 43 0.02
Denmark 42 0.02
Cambodia 42 0.02
Uruguay 39 0.02
Dominica 36 0.02
Moldova 35 0.02
Albania 33 0.02
Burma 33 0.02
Belize 29 0.02
Eritrea 28 0.01
Sudan 28 0.01
Armenia 22 0.01
Sierra Leone 18 0.01
Belarus 13 0.01
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10 0.01
Bahamas 9 0.01
Azores Islands 8 0.00
Micronesia 7 0.00
Croatia 6 0.00