Chaves County, New Mexico Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 65.16K population of Chaves County, NM residents comprised of 37.10K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (56.94%), and 28.06K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (43.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaves County, NM, with a population of 36.65K (56.25%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Chaves County, NM, with a population of 13.40K (20.56%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Chaves County, NM, with a population of 12.27K (18.83%). The smallest racial group in Chaves County, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 43 (0.07%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Chaves County, NM, with a population of 24.45K (37.52%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Chaves County, NM, with a population of 13.14K (20.17%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Chaves County, NM, with a population of 12.20K (18.73%). The smallest ethnic group in Chaves County, NM was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 14 (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Chaves County, New Mexico from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other New Mexico counties and also for the state of New Mexico.

Chaves County, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Chaves County, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Chaves County, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Chaves County, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 1225 1.88
White Alone 36649 56.25
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 903 1.39
Asian Alone 667 1.02
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 13399 20.56
Two Or More Races 12271 18.83
Chaves County, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 24445 37.52
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 13141 20.17
Hispanic - White Alone 12204 18.73
Hispanic - Two or More Races 10912 16.75
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1359 2.09
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 947 1.45
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 611 0.94
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 492 0.76
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 411 0.63
Hispanic - Black Alone 278 0.43
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 258 0.40
Hispanic - Asian Alone 56 0.09
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 29 0.05
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 14 0.02