Curry 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 48.43K population of Curry County, NM residents comprised of 21.80K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (45.01%), and 26.63K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (55.00%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Curry County, NM, with a population of 27.93K (57.67%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Curry County, NM, with a population of 8.21K (16.95%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Curry County, NM, with a population of 7.91K (16.33%). The smallest racial group in Curry County, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 37 (0.08%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Curry County, NM, with a population of 21.05K (43.47%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Curry County, NM, with a population of 8.00K (16.52%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Curry County, NM, with a population of 6.88K (14.20%). The smallest ethnic group in Curry County, NM was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 2 (0.00%).

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

Curry County, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:48,430
55.00%45.01%
Non Hispanic (55.00%)
Hispanic (45.01%)
Curry County, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:48,430
57.67%16.95%16.33%
White Alone (57.67%)
Some Other Race Alone (16.95%)
Two or more races (16.33%)
Black or African American Alone (5.99%)
Asian Alone (1.67%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.31%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Curry County, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:48,430
43.47%16.52%14.20%12.53%
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (43.47%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (16.52%)
Hispanic - White Alone (14.20%)
Hispanic - Two or more races (12.53%)
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (5.19%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (3.80%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.78%)
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone (1.51%)
Curry County, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 27,928 57.67
Some Other Race Alone 8,211 16.95
Two Or More Races 7,910 16.33
Black or African American Alone 2,900 5.99
Asian Alone 810 1.67
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 634 1.31
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37 0.08
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Curry County, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 21,052 43.47
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8,000 16.52
Hispanic - White Alone 6,876 14.20
Hispanic - Two or More Races 6,069 12.53
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2,513 5.19
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1,841 3.80
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 733 1.51
Hispanic - Black Alone 387 0.80
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 385 0.80
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 249 0.51
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 211 0.44
Hispanic - Asian Alone 77 0.16
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 35 0.07
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2 0.00
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