Population By Race and Ethnicity in Torrance County, NM in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 15,592 population of Torrance County, New Mexico comprised of 6,624 people who identified as Hispanic (42.48%), and 8,968 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (57.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Torrance County, New Mexico with a population of 14,038 (90.03%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 675 (4.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 419 (2.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Torrance County, New Mexico in 2015, with a population of 8,084 (51.85%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,954 (38.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 345 (2.21%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Torrance County, NM in 2015

Total Population:15,592

Non Hispanic (57.52%)

Hispanic (42.48%)

Race in Torrance County, NM in 2015

Total Population:15,592

White Alone (90.03%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.33%)

Two or more races (2.69%)

Black or African American Alone (2.14%)

Asian Alone (0.55%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.27%)

Ethnicity in Torrance County, NM in 2015

Total Population:15,592

Non-Hispanic White Alone (51.85%)

Hispanic White Alone (38.19%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.94%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.21%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.12%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.7%)

Population By Race in Torrance , NM in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,038	90.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	675	4.33%
Two Or More Races	419	2.69%
Black or African American Alone	333	2.14%
Asian Alone	85	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	42	0.27%

Population By Ethnicity in Torrance , NM in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,084	51.85%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,954	38.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	345	2.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	330	2.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	265	1.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	208	1.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	154	0.99%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	125	0.8%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	64	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	25	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	21	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	17	0.11%