Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 675,286 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 330,050 people who identified as Hispanic (48.88%), and 345,236 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (51.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 559,518 (82.86%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,472 (6.73%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,204 (3.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 296,509 (43.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 263,009 (38.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,443 (4.51%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,204 3.73%
White Alone 559,518 82.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 45,472 6.73%
Asian Alone 21,245 3.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 956 0.14%
Two Or More Races 22,891 3.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,433 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 296,509 43.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15,029 2.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,074 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 599 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,406 1.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,771 2.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 263,009 38.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 30,443 4.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19,171 2.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 357 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,485 2%