Population By Race and Ethnicity in McKinley County, NM in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 71,464 population of McKinley County, New Mexico comprised of 8,615 people who identified as Hispanic (12.06%), and 62,849 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.95%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in McKinley County, New Mexico with a population of 57,963 (81.11%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,362 (14.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,807 (2.53%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McKinley County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 54,537 (76.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,868 (8.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,494 (6.29%).

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 2021

Total Population:71,464

Non Hispanic (87.95%)

Hispanic (12.06%)

Race in McKinley County, NM in 2021

Total Population:71,464

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (81.11%)

White Alone (14.5%)

Two or more races (2.53%)

Asian Alone (1.19%)

Black or African American Alone (0.62%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in McKinley County, NM in 2021

Total Population:71,464

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (76.31%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (8.21%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.29%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.79%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.50%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.89%)

Population By Race in McKinley , NM in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	57,963	81.11%
White Alone	10,362	14.5%
Two Or More Races	1,807	2.53%
Asian Alone	848	1.19%
Black or African American Alone	445	0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	39	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in McKinley , NM in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	54,537	76.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,868	8.21%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,494	6.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,426	4.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,350	1.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	771	1.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	457	0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	303	0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	142	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	77	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	20	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	19	0.03%