Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chaves County, NM in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 63,561 population of Chaves County, New Mexico comprised of 37,536 people who identified as Hispanic (59.06%), and 26,025 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (40.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaves County, New Mexico with a population of 57,744 (90.85%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,781 (2.8%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,760 (2.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaves County, New Mexico in 2023, with a population of 34,706 (54.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,038 (36.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,208 (1.9%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,760 2.77%
White Alone 57,744 90.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,781 2.8%
Asian Alone 886 1.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 189 0.3%
Two Or More Races 1,201 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Chaves , NM in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 709 1.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 34,706 54.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,208 1.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 170 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 133 0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 610 0.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,051 1.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,038 36.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 573 0.9%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 716 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 591 0.93%