Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 679,425 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 343,300 people who identified as Hispanic (50.53%), and 336,125 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 567,801 (83.57%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 44,169 (6.5%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 24,552 (3.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2019, with a population of 309,274 (45.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 258,527 (38.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,043 (4.28%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 24,552 3.61%
White Alone 567,801 83.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44,169 6.5%
Asian Alone 19,982 2.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,015 0.15%
Two Or More Races 21,906 3.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,801 1%
White Alone - Hispanic 309,274 45.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15,126 2.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,110 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 622 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,367 1.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,751 2.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 258,527 38.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 29,043 4.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,872 2.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 393 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,539 1.85%