Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 677,883 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 338,218 people who identified as Hispanic (49.89%), and 339,665 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 571,795 (84.35%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,815 (6.17%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,175 (3.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2016, with a population of 306,386 (45.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 265,409 (39.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,866 (4.11%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,175 3.42%
White Alone 571,795 84.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41,815 6.17%
Asian Alone 19,380 2.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,012 0.15%
Two Or More Races 20,706 3.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,405 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 306,386 45.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13,949 2.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,116 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 621 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,741 1.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,770 2.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 265,409 39.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27,866 4.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,264 2.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 391 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,965 1.77%