Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (57.61K), followed by San Juan County (52.00K), and Bernalillo County (41.82K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2016
McKinley
San Juan
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Cibola
Rio Arriba
Santa Fe
Otero
Doña Ana
Valencia
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 McKinley County 57606
2 San Juan County 52003
3 Bernalillo County 41815
4 Sandoval County 19623
5 Cibola County 11728
6 Rio Arriba County 7582
7 Santa Fe County 6320
8 Otero County 5341
9 Doña Ana County 5226
10 Valencia County 4404
11 Taos County 2513
12 Socorro County 2404
13 Chaves County 1566
14 Eddy County 1347
15 Lea County 1293
16 Curry County 1015
17 San Miguel County 867
18 Lincoln County 789
19 Torrance County 650
20 Grant County 647
21 Luna County 593
22 Roosevelt County 430
23 Sierra County 334
24 Colfax County 319
25 Los Alamos County 279
26 Quay County 191
27 Guadalupe County 146
28 Union County 132
29 Mora County 131
30 Catron County 127
31 Hidalgo County 57
32 De Baca County 34
33 Harding County 15