Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all New Mexico counties, Curry County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (7.09%), followed by Lea County (4.39%), and Otero County (3.87%).

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

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Curry
Lea
Otero
Bernalillo
Chaves
Sandoval
Roosevelt
Doña Ana
Guadalupe
Torrance
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Curry County 7.09
2 Lea County 4.39
3 Otero County 3.87
4 Bernalillo County 3.4
5 Chaves County 2.54
6 Sandoval County 2.42
7 Roosevelt County 2.08
8 Doña Ana County 2.07
9 Guadalupe County 1.92
9 Torrance County 1.92
10 Union County 1.81
11 San Miguel County 1.73
12 Valencia County 1.69
13 Eddy County 1.68
14 Luna County 1.34
15 Quay County 1.32
16 Cibola County 1.16
17 Socorro County 1.11
18 Santa Fe County 1.02
19 Grant County 0.96
20 Mora County 0.88
21 Hidalgo County 0.86
22 Lincoln County 0.79
23 Rio Arriba County 0.73
24 San Juan County 0.68
25 Taos County 0.65
26 Colfax County 0.64
27 McKinley County 0.58
28 Los Alamos County 0.57
29 Sierra County 0.45
30 Catron County 0.43
31 Harding County 0.29
32 De Baca County 0.15