Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lincoln County, NM in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 19,423 population of Lincoln County, New Mexico comprised of 6,297 people who identified as Hispanic (32.42%), and 13,126 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (67.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, New Mexico with a population of 18,002 (92.68%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 789 (4.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 290 (1.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 2016, with a population of 12,201 (62.82%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,801 (29.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 534 (2.75%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lincoln County, NM in 2016

Total Population:19,423

Non Hispanic (67.58%)

Hispanic (32.42%)

Race in Lincoln County, NM in 2016

Total Population:19,423

White Alone (92.68%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.06%)

Two or more races (1.49%)

Black or African American Alone (1.03%)

Asian Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Lincoln County, NM in 2016

Total Population:19,423

Non-Hispanic White Alone (62.82%)

Hispanic White Alone (29.87%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.75%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.27%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.31%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.98%)

Population By Race in Lincoln , NM in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	18,002	92.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	789	4.06%
Two Or More Races	290	1.49%
Black or African American Alone	201	1.03%
Asian Alone	109	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	32	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , NM in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	12,201	62.82%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,801	29.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	534	2.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	255	1.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	191	0.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	105	0.54%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	99	0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	96	0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	89	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	26	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	20	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.03%