Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lincoln County, NM in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 19,502 population of Lincoln County, New Mexico comprised of 6,432 people who identified as Hispanic (32.98%), and 13,070 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (67.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, New Mexico with a population of 17,956 (92.07%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 867 (4.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 323 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 2017, with a population of 12,083 (61.96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,873 (30.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 574 (2.94%).

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 2017

Total Population:19,502

Non Hispanic (67.02%)

Hispanic (32.98%)

Race in Lincoln County, NM in 2017

Total Population:19,502

White Alone (92.07%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.45%)

Two or more races (1.66%)

Black or African American Alone (1.09%)

Asian Alone (0.57%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.16%)

Ethnicity in Lincoln County, NM in 2017

Total Population:19,502

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.96%)

Hispanic White Alone (30.12%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.44%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.04%)

Population By Race in Lincoln , NM in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	17,956	92.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	867	4.45%
Two Or More Races	323	1.66%
Black or African American Alone	212	1.09%
Asian Alone	112	0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	32	0.16%

Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , NM in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	12,083	61.96%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,873	30.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	574	2.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	293	1.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	203	1.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	120	0.62%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	112	0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	100	0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	92	0.47%
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%