Population By Race and Ethnicity in Colfax County, NM in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 12,352 population of Colfax County, New Mexico comprised of 5,882 people who identified as Hispanic (47.62%), and 6,470 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (52.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colfax County, New Mexico with a population of 11,402 (92.31%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 402 (3.26%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 270 (2.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Colfax County, New Mexico in 2020, with a population of 5,925 (47.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,477 (44.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 204 (1.65%).

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 2020

Total Population:12,352

Non Hispanic (52.38%)

Hispanic (47.62%)

Race in Colfax County, NM in 2020

Total Population:12,352

White Alone (92.31%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.26%)

Two or more races (2.19%)

Black or African American Alone (1.17%)

Asian Alone (0.85%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.24%)

Ethnicity in Colfax County, NM in 2020

Total Population:12,352

Non-Hispanic White Alone (47.97%)

Hispanic White Alone (44.34%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.11%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.65%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.33%)

Population By Race in Colfax , NM in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	11,402	92.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	402	3.26%
Two Or More Races	270	2.19%
Black or African American Alone	144	1.17%
Asian Alone	105	0.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	29	0.24%

Population By Ethnicity in Colfax , NM in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,925	47.97%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,477	44.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	204	1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	198	1.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	164	1.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	106	0.86%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	90	0.73%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	84	0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	60	0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	20	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	15	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.07%