Population By Race and Ethnicity in Valencia County, NM in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 75,639 population of Valencia County, New Mexico comprised of 45,713 people who identified as Hispanic (60.44%), and 29,926 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (39.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Valencia County, New Mexico with a population of 67,468 (89.2%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,404 (5.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,744 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Valencia County, New Mexico in 2016, with a population of 42,299 (55.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,169 (33.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,679 (3.54%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Valencia County, NM in 2016

Total Population:75,639

Hispanic (60.44%)

Non Hispanic (39.56%)

Race in Valencia County, NM in 2016

Total Population:75,639

White Alone (89.2%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.82%)

Two or more races (2.31%)

Black or African American Alone (1.69%)

Asian Alone (0.82%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Valencia County, NM in 2016

Total Population:75,639

Hispanic White Alone (55.92%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (33.28%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.79%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.54%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.28%)

Hispanic Two or more races (1.19%)

Population By Race in Valencia , NM in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	67,468	89.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,404	5.82%
Two Or More Races	1,744	2.31%
Black or African American Alone	1,276	1.69%
Asian Alone	622	0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	125	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Valencia , NM in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	42,299	55.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	25,169	33.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,679	3.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,725	2.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	899	1.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	845	1.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	788	1.04%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	488	0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	401	0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	221	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	81	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	44	0.06%