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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 63,892 population of Chaves County, New Mexico comprised of 37,470 people who identified as Hispanic (58.65%), and 26,422 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (41.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaves County, New Mexico with a population of 58,091 (90.92%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,774 (2.78%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,766 (2.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaves County, New Mexico in 2022, with a population of 34,632 (54.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,459 (36.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,218 (1.91%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Chaves County, NM in 2022

Total Population:63,892

Hispanic (58.65%)

Non Hispanic (41.35%)

Race in Chaves County, NM in 2022

Total Population:63,892

White Alone (90.92%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.78%)

Black or African American Alone (2.76%)

Two or more races (1.93%)

Asian Alone (1.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.29%)

Ethnicity in Chaves County, NM in 2022

Total Population:63,892

Hispanic White Alone (54.2%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (36.72%)

All Other Ethnicities (4.41%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.91%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.67%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.1%)

Population By Race in Chaves , NM in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	58,091	90.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,774	2.78%
Black or African American Alone	1,766	2.76%
Two Or More Races	1,231	1.93%
Asian Alone	845	1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	185	0.29%

Population By Ethnicity in Chaves , NM in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	34,632	54.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	23,459	36.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,218	1.91%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,066	1.67%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	700	1.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	672	1.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	616	0.96%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	615	0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	556	0.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	173	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	131	0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	54	0.09%