Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 676,853 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 329,929 people who identified as Hispanic (48.75%), and 346,924 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (51.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 562,410 (83.09%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 44,759 (6.61%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,219 (3.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2020, with a population of 296,755 (43.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 265,655 (39.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,944 (4.42%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,219 3.73%
White Alone 562,410 83.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44,759 6.61%
Asian Alone 21,037 3.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 995 0.15%
Two Or More Races 22,433 3.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,432 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 296,755 43.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14,815 2.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,064 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 615 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,248 1.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,787 2.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 265,655 39.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 29,944 4.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18,973 2.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 380 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,185 1.95%