Population By Race and Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 32,896 population of Taos County, New Mexico comprised of 18,551 people who identified as Hispanic (56.39%), and 14,345 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (43.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, New Mexico with a population of 29,103 (88.47%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,409 (7.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 824 (2.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, New Mexico in 2011, with a population of 17,248 (52.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,855 (36.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,749 (5.32%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Taos County, NM in 2011

Total Population:32,896

Hispanic (56.39%)

Non Hispanic (43.61%)

Race in Taos County, NM in 2011

Total Population:32,896

White Alone (88.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (7.32%)

Two or more races (2.51%)

Asian Alone (0.89%)

Black or African American Alone (0.69%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2011

Total Population:32,896

Hispanic White Alone (52.43%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (36.04%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.32%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.89%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.01%)

Hispanic Two or more races (1.32%)

Population By Race in Taos , NM in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	29,103	88.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,409	7.32%
Two Or More Races	824	2.51%
Asian Alone	293	0.89%
Black or African American Alone	226	0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	41	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Taos , NM in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	17,248	52.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,855	36.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,749	5.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	660	2.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	435	1.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	389	1.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	219	0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	124	0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	102	0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	74	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	32	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.03%