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Counties in New Mexico by black or African American population share, 2024

Curry County had the highest black or African American population share of 33 counties in 2024, at 5%. Mora County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1% and the figure for New Mexico was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5Curry County
Lowest0Mora County
Median133 counties
New Mexico1.8History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Curry CountyCurry County: 5 %5Otero CountyOtero County: 3.5 %3.5Lea CountyLea County: 3.1 %3.1Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 2.6 %2.6Sandoval CountySandoval County: 2.1 %2.1Cibola CountyCibola County: 1.9 %1.9Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 1.9 %1.9Catron CountyCatron County: 1.8 %1.8Harding CountyHarding County: 1.8 %1.8Torrance CountyTorrance County: 1.7 %1.7Chaves CountyChaves County: 1.5 %1.5Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 1.4 %1.4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 1.3 %1.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 1.2 %1.2Luna CountyLuna County: 1.1 %1.1Union CountyUnion County: 1.1 %1.1Valencia CountyValencia County: 1 %1Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 0.9 %0.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.9 %0.9Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 0.8 %0.8Grant CountyGrant County: 0.8 %0.8Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 0.6 %0.6San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.6 %0.6Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 0.6 %0.6Colfax CountyColfax County: 0.5 %0.5McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 0.5 %0.5Socorro CountySocorro County: 0.4 %0.4Taos CountyTaos County: 0.3 %0.3Sierra CountySierra County: 0.2 %0.2Quay CountyQuay County: 0.1 %0.1De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 0.1 %0.1Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 0 %0Mora CountyMora County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Curry County5+0.2 pts
2Otero County3.5+0.1 pts
3Lea County3.1-0.3 pts
4Bernalillo County2.6+0.1 pts
5Sandoval County2.1+0.1 pts
6Cibola County1.90 pts
7Guadalupe County1.9+0.2 pts
8Catron County1.8+1.4 pts
9Harding County1.80 pts
10Torrance County1.7-0 pts
11Chaves County1.5+0.1 pts
12Doña Ana County1.4-0.1 pts
13San Miguel County1.3+0.1 pts
14Eddy County1.2-0 pts
15Luna County1.1-0.4 pts
16Union County1.1+0.3 pts
17Valencia County1-0.2 pts
18Los Alamos County0.9-0.3 pts
19Lincoln County0.9+0.2 pts
20Santa Fe County0.80 pts
21Grant County0.8+0.1 pts
22Roosevelt County0.6-0.3 pts
23San Juan County0.6-0 pts
24Rio Arriba County0.6-0.1 pts
25Colfax County0.5-0 pts
26McKinley County0.50 pts
27Socorro County0.4+0.2 pts
28Taos County0.3+0.1 pts
29Sierra County0.2-0 pts
30Quay County0.1-1 pts
31De Baca County0.10 pts
32Hidalgo County00 pts
32Mora County00 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Curry County, with 5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Mora County, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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