Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bernalillo County, NM in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 672,957 population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico comprised of 329,963 people who identified as Hispanic (49.03%), and 342,994 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico with a population of 555,861 (82.6%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 46,234 (6.87%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,241 (3.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2022, with a population of 296,244 (44.02%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 259,617 (38.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,066 (4.62%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,241 3.75%
White Alone 555,861 82.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 46,234 6.87%
Asian Alone 21,571 3.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 954 0.14%
Two Or More Races 23,096 3.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Bernalillo , NM in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,395 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 296,244 44.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15,168 2.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,055 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 604 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,497 1.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,846 2.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 259,617 38.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31,066 4.62%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19,516 2.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 350 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,599 2.02%