Population By Race and Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 34,405 population of Taos County, New Mexico comprised of 17,368 people who identified as Hispanic (50.48%), and 17,037 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos County, New Mexico with a population of 29,882 (86.85%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,832 (8.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 922 (2.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Taos County, New Mexico in 2023, with a population of 15,782 (45.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,100 (40.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,980 (5.76%).

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 2023

Total Population:34,405

Hispanic (50.48%)

Non Hispanic (49.52%)

Race in Taos County, NM in 2023

Total Population:34,405

White Alone (86.85%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.23%)

Two or more races (2.68%)

Asian Alone (1.11%)

Black or African American Alone (0.99%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Taos County, NM in 2023

Total Population:34,405

Hispanic White Alone (45.87%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (40.98%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.76%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.57%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.48%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)

Population By Race in Taos , NM in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	29,882	86.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,832	8.23%
Two Or More Races	922	2.68%
Asian Alone	382	1.11%
Black or African American Alone	340	0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	47	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Taos , NM in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	15,782	45.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,100	40.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,980	5.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	852	2.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	464	1.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	458	1.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	280	0.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	203	0.59%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	137	0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	102	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	37	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.03%