Population By Race and Ethnicity in Socorro County, NM in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 16,613 population of Socorro County, New Mexico comprised of 8,349 people who identified as Hispanic (50.26%), and 8,264 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Socorro County, New Mexico with a population of 13,084 (78.76%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,447 (14.73%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 452 (2.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Socorro County, New Mexico in 2019, with a population of 7,527 (45.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,557 (33.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,959 (11.79%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Socorro County, NM in 2019

Total Population:16,613

Hispanic (50.26%)

Non Hispanic (49.74%)

Race in Socorro County, NM in 2019

Total Population:16,613

White Alone (78.76%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (14.73%)

Two or more races (2.72%)

Asian Alone (2.31%)

Black or African American Alone (1.37%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Socorro County, NM in 2019

Total Population:16,613

Hispanic White Alone (45.31%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (33.45%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (11.79%)

All Other Ethnicities (4.42%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.09%)

Population By Race in Socorro , NM in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	13,084	78.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,447	14.73%
Two Or More Races	452	2.72%
Asian Alone	383	2.31%
Black or African American Alone	227	1.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	20	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Socorro , NM in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	7,527	45.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,557	33.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,959	11.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	488	2.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	347	2.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	251	1.51%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	201	1.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	145	0.87%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	82	0.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	36	0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	15	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.03%