Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 676,440 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 335,522 people who identified as Hispanic (49.6%), and 340,918 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 571,996 (84.56%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,064 (6.07%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,866 (3.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2015, with a population of 304,469 (45.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 267,527 (39.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,593 (4.08%).

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

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Population By Race in Bernalillo , NM in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22,866 3.38%
White Alone 571,996 84.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41,064 6.07%
Asian Alone 19,113 2.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 996 0.15%
Two Or More Races 20,405 3.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,332 0.94%
White Alone - Hispanic 304,469 45.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13,471 1.99%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,106 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 606 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,538 1.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,534 2.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 267,527 39.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27,593 4.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,007 2.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 390 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,867 1.75%