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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 34,685 population of Taos County, New Mexico comprised of 17,619 people who identified as Hispanic (50.8%), and 17,066 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.2%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, New Mexico with a population of 30,149 (86.92%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,890 (8.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 916 (2.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, New Mexico in 2021, with a population of 16,024 (46.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,125 (40.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,004 (5.78%).

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 2021

Total Population:34,685

Hispanic (50.8%)

Non Hispanic (49.2%)

Race in Taos County, NM in 2021

Total Population:34,685

White Alone (86.92%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.33%)

Two or more races (2.64%)

Asian Alone (1.06%)

Black or African American Alone (0.92%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2021

Total Population:34,685

Hispanic White Alone (46.2%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (40.72%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.78%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.40%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.55%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)

Population By Race in Taos , NM in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	30,149	86.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,890	8.33%
Two Or More Races	916	2.64%
Asian Alone	367	1.06%
Black or African American Alone	318	0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	45	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Taos , NM in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	16,024	46.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,125	40.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,004	5.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	886	2.55%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	467	1.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	449	1.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	271	0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	190	0.55%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	128	0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	96	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.03%