Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chaves County, NM in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 64,488 population of Chaves County, New Mexico comprised of 37,172 people who identified as Hispanic (57.64%), and 27,316 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (42.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaves County, New Mexico with a population of 59,337 (92.01%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,590 (2.47%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,529 (2.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaves County, New Mexico in 2018, with a population of 34,622 (53.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,715 (38.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,117 (1.73%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Chaves, New Mexico.

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Population By Race in Chaves , NM in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,529 2.37%
White Alone 59,337 92.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,590 2.47%
Asian Alone 732 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 165 0.26%
Two Or More Races 1,135 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Chaves , NM in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 626 0.97%
White Alone - Hispanic 34,622 53.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,117 1.73%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 150 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 110 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 547 0.85%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 903 1.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,715 38.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 473 0.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 582 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 588 0.91%