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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 674,980 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 343,133 people who identified as Hispanic (50.84%), and 331,847 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 561,259 (83.15%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 44,684 (6.62%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 24,781 (3.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 308,614 (45.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 252,645 (37.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,417 (4.36%).

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 24,781 3.67%
White Alone 561,259 83.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44,684 6.62%
Asian Alone 20,537 3.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 961 0.14%
Two Or More Races 22,758 3.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,842 1.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 308,614 45.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15,267 2.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,128 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 601 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,681 1.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,939 2.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 252,645 37.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 29,417 4.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18,409 2.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 360 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,077 1.94%