Population By Race and Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 32,811 population of Taos County, New Mexico comprised of 18,734 people who identified as Hispanic (57.1%), and 14,077 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (42.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, New Mexico with a population of 28,788 (87.74%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,506 (7.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 848 (2.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, New Mexico in 2017, with a population of 17,194 (52.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,594 (35.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,673 (5.1%).

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 2017

Total Population:32,811

Hispanic (57.1%)

Non Hispanic (42.9%)

Race in Taos County, NM in 2017

Total Population:32,811

White Alone (87.74%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (7.64%)

Two or more races (2.58%)

Asian Alone (1.07%)

Black or African American Alone (0.84%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2017

Total Population:32,811

Hispanic White Alone (52.4%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (35.34%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.1%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.23%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.54%)

Hispanic Two or more races (1.39%)

Population By Race in Taos , NM in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	28,788	87.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,506	7.64%
Two Or More Races	848	2.58%
Asian Alone	351	1.07%
Black or African American Alone	274	0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	44	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Taos , NM in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	17,194	52.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,594	35.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,673	5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	833	2.54%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	457	1.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	391	1.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	254	0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	157	0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	117	0.36%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	97	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.02%