Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sierra County, NM in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 11,252 population of Sierra County, New Mexico comprised of 3,367 people who identified as Hispanic (29.92%), and 7,885 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sierra County, New Mexico with a population of 10,470 (93.05%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 326 (2.9%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 310 (2.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sierra County, New Mexico in 2015, with a population of 7,427 (66.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,043 (27.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 199 (1.77%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sierra County, NM in 2015

Total Population:11,252

Non Hispanic (70.08%)

Hispanic (29.92%)

Race in Sierra County, NM in 2015

Total Population:11,252

White Alone (93.05%)

Two or more races (2.9%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.76%)

Black or African American Alone (0.7%)

Asian Alone (0.55%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Sierra County, NM in 2015

Total Population:11,252

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.01%)

Hispanic White Alone (27.04%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.43%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.77%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.49%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.26%)

Population By Race in Sierra , NM in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	10,470	93.05%
Two Or More Races	326	2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	310	2.76%
Black or African American Alone	79	0.7%
Asian Alone	62	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Sierra , NM in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,427	66.01%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,043	27.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	199	1.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	168	1.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	142	1.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	127	1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	58	0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	57	0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	21	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.02%