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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bernalillo County, NM in 2016

Total Population:677,883

Non Hispanic (50.11%)

Hispanic (49.89%)

Race in Bernalillo County, NM in 2016

Total Population:677,883

White Alone (84.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (6.17%)

Black or African American Alone (3.42%)

Two or more races (3.06%)

Asian Alone (2.86%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2016

Total Population:677,883

Hispanic White Alone (45.2%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (39.15%)

All Other Ethnicities (6.52%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.11%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.55%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.47%)

Population By Race in Bernalillo , NM in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	571,795	84.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	41,815	6.17%
Black or African American Alone	23,175	3.42%
Two Or More Races	20,706	3.06%
Asian Alone	19,380	2.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,012	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	306,386	45.2%
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%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	16,770	2.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	13,949	2.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	11,965	1.77%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	8,741	1.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	6,405	0.95%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2,116	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	621	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	391	0.06%