Population By Race and Ethnicity in McKinley County, NM in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 72,379 population of McKinley County, New Mexico comprised of 9,790 people who identified as Hispanic (13.53%), and 62,589 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.47%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in McKinley County, New Mexico with a population of 56,073 (77.47%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,458 (18.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,670 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McKinley County, New Mexico in 2012, with a population of 53,150 (73.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,207 (9.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,251 (8.64%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in McKinley County, NM in 2012

Total Population:72,379

Non Hispanic (86.47%)

Hispanic (13.53%)

Race in McKinley County, NM in 2012

Total Population:72,379

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (77.47%)

White Alone (18.59%)

Two or more races (2.31%)

Asian Alone (0.96%)

Black or African American Alone (0.61%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in McKinley County, NM in 2012

Total Population:72,379

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (73.43%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (9.96%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.64%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.04%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.21%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.73%)

Population By Race in McKinley , NM in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	56,073	77.47%
White Alone	13,458	18.59%
Two Or More Races	1,670	2.31%
Asian Alone	698	0.96%
Black or African American Alone	440	0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	40	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in McKinley , NM in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	53,150	73.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,207	9.96%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,251	8.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,923	4.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,249	1.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	627	0.87%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	421	0.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	335	0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	105	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	71	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	19	0.03%