Population By Race and Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 34,459 population of Taos County, New Mexico comprised of 19,560 people who identified as Hispanic (56.76%), and 14,899 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (43.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, New Mexico with a population of 30,226 (87.72%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,734 (7.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 857 (2.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, New Mexico in 2020, with a population of 17,914 (51.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,312 (35.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,800 (5.22%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Taos County, NM in 2020
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Population By Race in Taos , NM in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 283 0.82%
White Alone 30,226 87.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,734 7.93%
Asian Alone 318 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 41 0.12%
Two Or More Races 857 2.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Taos , NM in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 128 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,914 51.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 934 2.71%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 99 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 34 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 451 1.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,312 35.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,800 5.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 219 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 406 1.18%