New Mexico Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 90.35% of the population of New Mexico had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 1,873,156 people), and 9.65% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 200,063 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in New Mexico had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (19.52%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (15.37%), and the Two Or More Races racial group (10.68%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in New Mexico had 5.26% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 11.26% of its population without a health insurance coverage.
The charts below show the percentage of each race and ethnicity's population with or without a health insurance coverage in New Mexico. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in New Mexico.
You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.
| Race | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 157229 | 38136 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 170078 | 30888 |
| Two Or More Races | 229434 | 27419 |
| Black or African American Alone | 38539 | 3393 |
| White Alone | 1244542 | 97883 |
| Asian Alone | 31721 | 2270 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 1613 | 74 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 706035 | 39211 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 915198 | 116152 |