Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 678,280 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 340,018 people who identified as Hispanic (50.13%), and 338,262 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 570,759 (84.15%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,740 (6.3%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,324 (3.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2017, with a population of 307,715 (45.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 263,044 (38.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,440 (4.19%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,324 3.44%
White Alone 570,759 84.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 42,740 6.3%
Asian Alone 19,398 2.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,019 0.15%
Two Or More Races 21,040 3.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,452 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 307,715 45.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14,300 2.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,094 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 613 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,844 1.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,872 2.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 263,044 38.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 28,440 4.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,304 2.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 406 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,196 1.8%