Rio Arriba 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 40.36K population of Rio Arriba County, NM residents comprised of 27.16K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (67.29%), and 13.20K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (32.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rio Arriba County, NM, with a population of 13.87K (34.35%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Rio Arriba County, NM, with a population of 10.54K (26.12%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Rio Arriba County, NM, with a population of 8.55K (21.19%). The smallest racial group in Rio Arriba County, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 13 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the largest ethnic group in Rio Arriba County, NM, with a population of 10.00K (24.77%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Rio Arriba County, NM, with a population of 8.37K (20.73%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Rio Arriba County, NM, with a population of 7.92K (19.62%). The smallest ethnic group in Rio Arriba County, NM was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 5 (0.01%).

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

Rio Arriba County, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:40,363
67.29%32.71%
Hispanic (67.29%)
Non Hispanic (32.71%)
Rio Arriba County, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:40,363
34.35%26.12%21.19%17.17%
White Alone (34.35%)
Two or more races (26.12%)
Some Other Race Alone (21.19%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (17.17%)
Asian Alone (0.63%)
Black or African American Alone (0.51%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Rio Arriba County, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:40,363
24.77%20.73%19.62%15.20%14.73%
Hispanic - Two or more races (24.77%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (20.73%)
Hispanic - White Alone (19.62%)
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (15.20%)
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (14.73%)
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.97%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.63%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (1.34%)
Rio Arriba County, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 13,865 34.35
Two Or More Races 10,541 26.12
Some Other Race Alone 8,553 21.19
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,929 17.17
Asian Alone 256 0.63
Black or African American Alone 206 0.51
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.03
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Rio Arriba County, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Hispanic - Two or More Races 9,999 24.77
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8,369 20.73
Hispanic - White Alone 7,920 19.62
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 6,135 15.20
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 5,945 14.73
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 794 1.97
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 542 1.34
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 233 0.58
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 184 0.46
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 160 0.40
Hispanic - Black Alone 46 0.11
Hispanic - Asian Alone 23 0.06
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 8 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 5 0.01
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