Taos 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 34.49K population of Taos County, NM residents comprised of 17.43K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (50.54%), and 17.06K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, NM, with a population of 19.08K (55.33%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Taos County, NM, with a population of 7.59K (22.00%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Taos County, NM, with a population of 5.13K (14.87%). The smallest racial group in Taos County, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 15 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, NM, with a population of 13.71K (39.74%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Taos County, NM, with a population of 6.67K (19.34%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Taos County, NM, with a population of 5.38K (15.59%). The smallest ethnic group in Taos County, NM was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 4 (0.01%).

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

Taos County, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:34,489
50.54%49.46%
Hispanic (50.54%)
Non Hispanic (49.46%)
Taos County, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:34,489
55.33%22.00%14.87%
White Alone (55.33%)
Two or more races (22.00%)
Some Other Race Alone (14.87%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (6.64%)
Asian Alone (0.61%)
Black or African American Alone (0.50%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Taos County, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:34,489
39.74%19.34%15.59%14.08%
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (39.74%)
Hispanic - Two or more races (19.34%)
Hispanic - White Alone (15.59%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (14.08%)
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.31%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (2.67%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.95%)
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.33%)
Taos County, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 19,084 55.33
Two Or More Races 7,588 22.00
Some Other Race Alone 5,130 14.87
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,289 6.64
Asian Alone 210 0.61
Black or African American Alone 173 0.50
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.04
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Taos County, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 13,706 39.74
Hispanic - Two or More Races 6,669 19.34
Hispanic - White Alone 5,378 15.59
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 4,856 14.08
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1,830 5.31
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 919 2.67
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 459 1.33
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 274 0.79
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 196 0.57
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 130 0.38
Hispanic - Black Alone 43 0.13
Hispanic - Asian Alone 14 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 11 0.03
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 4 0.01
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