Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all New Mexico counties, Catron County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (74.88%), followed by Los Alamos County (71.14%), and Sierra County (65.77%).

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 Non-Hispanic White in 2021
Catron
74.88%
Los Alamos
71.14%
Sierra
65.77%
Lincoln
62.07%
De Baca
56.28%
Union
55.25%
Harding
54.83%
Torrance
52.05%
Quay
50.07%
Roosevelt
49.17%
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2021
Rank
County
% of County Population
1 Catron County 74.88
2 Los Alamos County 71.14
3 Sierra County 65.77
4 Lincoln County 62.07
5 De Baca County 56.28
6 Union County 55.25
7 Harding County 54.83
8 Torrance County 52.05
9 Quay County 50.07
10 Roosevelt County 49.17
11 Colfax County 48.38
12 Grant County 48.15
13 Otero County 47.71
14 Santa Fe County 45.73
15 Eddy County 44.75
16 Curry County 44.36
17 Sandoval County 42.61
18 Taos County 40.72
19 Hidalgo County 39.33
20 Bernalillo County 38.95
21 Chaves County 37.62
22 San Juan County 37.38
23 Socorro County 33.29
24 Lea County 32.63
25 Valencia County 31.85
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