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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 20,307 population of Lincoln County, New Mexico comprised of 6,532 people who identified as Hispanic (32.17%), and 13,775 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (67.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, New Mexico with a population of 18,599 (91.59%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 919 (4.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 388 (1.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 2020, with a population of 12,675 (62.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,924 (29.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 597 (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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lincoln County, NM in 2020
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Population By Race in Lincoln , NM in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 224 1.1%
White Alone 18,599 91.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 919 4.53%
Asian Alone 147 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.15%
Two Or More Races 388 1.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , NM in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 98 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,924 29.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 322 1.59%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 24 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 139 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,675 62.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 597 2.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 249 1.23%