Socorro, 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 16.60K population of Socorro, NM residents comprised of 8.35K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (50.33%), and 8.24K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Socorro, NM, with a population of 8.10K (48.80%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Socorro, NM, with a population of 3.19K (19.20%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Socorro, NM, with a population of 2.63K (15.84%). The smallest racial group in Socorro, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 8 (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Socorro, NM, with a population of 5.36K (32.31%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Socorro, NM, with a population of 2.75K (16.58%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Socorro, NM, with a population of 2.74K (16.50%). The smallest ethnic group in Socorro, NM was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

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

Socorro, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Socorro, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Socorro, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Socorro, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 176 1.06
White Alone 8099 48.80
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2185 13.17
Asian Alone 311 1.87
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 2629 15.84
Two Or More Races 3187 19.20
Socorro, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 5361 32.31
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2751 16.58
Hispanic - White Alone 2738 16.50
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2554 15.39
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1946 11.73
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 436 2.63
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 295 1.78
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 239 1.44
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 121 0.73
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 75 0.45
Hispanic - Black Alone 55 0.33
Hispanic - Asian Alone 16 0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 8 0.05
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00