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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 64,644 population of Chaves County, New Mexico comprised of 38,561 people who identified as Hispanic (59.65%), and 26,083 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (40.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaves County, New Mexico with a population of 58,921 (91.15%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,779 (2.75%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,695 (2.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaves County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 35,702 (55.23%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,219 (35.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,218 (1.88%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,695 2.62%
White Alone 58,921 91.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,779 2.75%
Asian Alone 779 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 172 0.27%
Two Or More Races 1,298 2.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Chaves , NM in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 699 1.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 35,702 55.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,218 1.88%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 172 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 119 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 651 1.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 996 1.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,219 35.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 561 0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 607 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 647 1%