Population By Race and Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 32,925 population of Taos County, New Mexico comprised of 18,831 people who identified as Hispanic (57.19%), and 14,094 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (42.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, New Mexico with a population of 28,953 (87.94%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,513 (7.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 791 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, New Mexico in 2016, with a population of 17,348 (52.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,605 (35.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,716 (5.21%).

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 2016

Total Population:32,925

Hispanic (57.19%)

Non Hispanic (42.81%)

Race in Taos County, NM in 2016

Total Population:32,925

White Alone (87.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (7.63%)

Two or more races (2.4%)

Asian Alone (1.05%)

Black or African American Alone (0.85%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2016

Total Population:32,925

Hispanic White Alone (52.69%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (35.25%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.21%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.11%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.42%)

Hispanic Two or more races (1.32%)

Population By Race in Taos , NM in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	28,953	87.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,513	7.63%
Two Or More Races	791	2.4%
Asian Alone	344	1.05%
Black or African American Alone	279	0.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	45	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Taos , NM in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	17,348	52.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,605	35.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,716	5.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	797	2.42%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	434	1.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	357	1.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	250	0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	157	0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	122	0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	94	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.03%