Population By Race and Ethnicity in San Juan County, NM in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 127,039 population of San Juan County, New Mexico comprised of 26,236 people who identified as Hispanic (20.65%), and 100,803 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in San Juan County, New Mexico with a population of 69,589 (54.78%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 52,127 (41.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,494 (2.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in San Juan County, New Mexico in 2017, with a population of 48,626 (38.28%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 48,217 (37.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,963 (16.5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in San Juan County, NM in 2017

Total Population:127,039

Non Hispanic (79.35%)

Hispanic (20.65%)

Race in San Juan County, NM in 2017

Total Population:127,039

White Alone (54.78%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (41.03%)

Two or more races (2.75%)

Black or African American Alone (0.75%)

Asian Alone (0.61%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in San Juan County, NM in 2017

Total Population:127,039

Non-Hispanic White Alone (38.28%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (37.95%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.5%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.08%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.18%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.01%)

Population By Race in San Juan , NM in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	69,589	54.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	52,127	41.03%
Two Or More Races	3,494	2.75%
Black or African American Alone	949	0.75%
Asian Alone	780	0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	100	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in San Juan , NM in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	48,626	38.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	48,217	37.95%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,963	16.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,910	3.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,549	2.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	945	0.74%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	681	0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	664	0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	268	0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	116	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	66	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	34	0.03%