New Mexico Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among New Mexico population of 2,117,522 people, 50.95% (1,078,937) identified their race as White Alone, 19.94% (422,246) identified their race as Two Or More Races, and 15.05% (318,632) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the New Mexico population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

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

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each New Mexico county.

New Mexico Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
1.08M
Two Or More Races
422.25K
Some Other Race Alone
318.63K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
212.24K
Black or African American Alone
45.90K
Asian Alone
37.47K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
2.09K
Percentage of New Mexico Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
50.95%
Two Or More Races
19.94%
Some Other Race Alone
15.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
10.02%
Black or African American Alone
2.17%
Asian Alone
1.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.10%
New Mexico Population By Race in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of State Population
White Alone 1,078,937 50.95
Two Or More Races 422,246 19.94
Some Other Race Alone 318,632 15.05
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 212,241 10.02
Black or African American Alone 45,904 2.17
Asian Alone 37,469 1.77
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,093 0.10
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