Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rio Arriba County, NM in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 40,271 population of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico comprised of 27,127 people who identified as Hispanic (67.36%), and 13,144 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (32.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico with a population of 29,968 (74.42%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,730 (21.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 750 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico in 2020, with a population of 24,098 (59.84%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,491 (16.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,870 (14.58%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rio Arriba County, NM in 2020

Total Population:40,271

Hispanic (67.36%)

Non Hispanic (32.64%)

Race in Rio Arriba County, NM in 2020

Total Population:40,271

White Alone (74.42%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (21.68%)

Two or more races (1.86%)

Black or African American Alone (0.92%)

Asian Alone (0.9%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.22%)

Ethnicity in Rio Arriba County, NM in 2020

Total Population:40,271

Hispanic White Alone (59.84%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (16.12%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (14.58%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.75%)

Hispanic Two or more races (1.15%)

Population By Race in Rio Arriba , NM in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	29,968	74.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	8,730	21.68%
Two Or More Races	750	1.86%
Black or African American Alone	372	0.92%
Asian Alone	364	0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	87	0.22%

Population By Ethnicity in Rio Arriba , NM in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	24,098	59.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	6,491	16.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,870	14.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,239	5.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	464	1.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	286	0.71%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	272	0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	209	0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	163	0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	92	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	71	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.04%