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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 11,519 population of Sierra County, New Mexico comprised of 3,368 people who identified as Hispanic (29.24%), and 8,151 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sierra County, New Mexico with a population of 10,581 (91.86%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 382 (3.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 332 (2.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sierra County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 7,576 (65.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,005 (26.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 215 (1.87%).

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 2021

Total Population:11,519

Non Hispanic (70.76%)

Hispanic (29.24%)

Race in Sierra County, NM in 2021

Total Population:11,519

White Alone (91.86%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.32%)

Two or more races (2.88%)

Asian Alone (0.96%)

Black or African American Alone (0.94%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Sierra County, NM in 2021

Total Population:11,519

Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.77%)

Hispanic White Alone (26.09%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.96%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.87%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.79%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.53%)

Population By Race in Sierra , NM in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	10,581	91.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	382	3.32%
Two Or More Races	332	2.88%
Asian Alone	110	0.96%
Black or African American Alone	108	0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Sierra , NM in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,576	65.77%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,005	26.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	215	1.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	206	1.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	176	1.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	117	1.02%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	99	0.86%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	83	0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	25	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.02%