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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 16,291 population of Socorro County, New Mexico comprised of 8,221 people who identified as Hispanic (50.46%), and 8,070 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Socorro County, New Mexico with a population of 12,774 (78.41%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,402 (14.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 486 (2.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Socorro County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 7,350 (45.12%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,424 (33.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,895 (11.63%).

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 2021

Total Population:16,291

Hispanic (50.46%)

Non Hispanic (49.54%)

Race in Socorro County, NM in 2021

Total Population:16,291

White Alone (78.41%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (14.74%)

Two or more races (2.98%)

Asian Alone (2.27%)

Black or African American Alone (1.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Socorro County, NM in 2021

Total Population:16,291

Hispanic White Alone (45.12%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (33.29%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (11.63%)

All Other Ethnicities (4.83%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.11%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.01%)

Population By Race in Socorro , NM in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	12,774	78.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,402	14.74%
Two Or More Races	486	2.98%
Asian Alone	369	2.27%
Black or African American Alone	238	1.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	22	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Socorro , NM in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	7,350	45.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,424	33.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,895	11.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	507	3.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	328	2.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	266	1.63%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	220	1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	151	0.93%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	87	0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	41	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.04%