Population By Race and Ethnicity in Colfax County, NM in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 13,620 population of Colfax County, New Mexico comprised of 6,572 people who identified as Hispanic (48.25%), and 7,048 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (51.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colfax County, New Mexico with a population of 12,901 (94.72%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 290 (2.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 252 (1.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Colfax County, New Mexico in 2011, with a population of 6,642 (48.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,259 (45.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 148 (1.09%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Colfax County, NM in 2011

Total Population:13,620

Non Hispanic (51.75%)

Hispanic (48.25%)

Race in Colfax County, NM in 2011

Total Population:13,620

White Alone (94.72%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.13%)

Two or more races (1.85%)

Black or African American Alone (0.69%)

Asian Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Colfax County, NM in 2011

Total Population:13,620

Non-Hispanic White Alone (48.77%)

Hispanic White Alone (45.95%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.06%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.09%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.07%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.06%)

Population By Race in Colfax , NM in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	12,901	94.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	290	2.13%
Two Or More Races	252	1.85%
Black or African American Alone	94	0.69%
Asian Alone	62	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	21	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Colfax , NM in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,642	48.77%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,259	45.95%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	148	1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	146	1.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	144	1.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	104	0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	60	0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	47	0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	47	0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	14	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.02%