Colfax, New Mexico Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 12.39K population of Colfax, NM residents comprised of 5.88K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (47.45%), and 6.51K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (52.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colfax, NM, with a population of 8.14K (65.69%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Colfax, NM, with a population of 2.61K (21.05%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Colfax, NM, with a population of 1.32K (10.62%). The smallest racial group in Colfax, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 18 (0.14%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Colfax, NM, with a population of 5.95K (48.07%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Colfax, NM, with a population of 2.30K (18.54%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Colfax, NM, with a population of 2.18K (17.62%). The smallest ethnic group in Colfax, NM was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 1 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Colfax, 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.

Colfax, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Colfax, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Colfax, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Colfax, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 36 0.29
White Alone 8137 65.69
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 211 1.70
Asian Alone 61 0.49
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 1316 10.62
Two Or More Races 2608 21.05
Colfax, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 5954 48.07
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2296 18.54
Hispanic - White Alone 2183 17.62
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1277 10.31
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 312 2.52
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 108 0.87
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 103 0.83
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 60 0.48
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 39 0.32
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 25 0.20
Hispanic - Black Alone 11 0.09
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 11 0.09
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 7 0.06
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1 0.01