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Counties in New Mexico by black or African American population share

Curry County had the highest black or African American population share of 33 counties in 2021, at 4.8%. Mora County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for New Mexico was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.8Curry County
Lowest0Mora County
Median1.333 counties
New Mexico1.8History

All counties, 2021

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Curry CountyCurry County: 4.8 %4.8Lea CountyLea County: 3.5 %3.5Otero CountyOtero County: 3.2 %3.2De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 2.6 %2.6Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 2.4 %2.4Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 2.2 %2.2Sandoval CountySandoval County: 2 %2Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 1.9 %1.9Torrance CountyTorrance County: 1.9 %1.9Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 1.6 %1.6Luna CountyLuna County: 1.6 %1.6Quay CountyQuay County: 1.5 %1.5Chaves CountyChaves County: 1.4 %1.4Cibola CountyCibola County: 1.3 %1.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 1.3 %1.3San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 1.3 %1.3Valencia CountyValencia County: 1.3 %1.3Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.1 %1.1Union CountyUnion County: 1.1 %1.1Grant CountyGrant County: 0.8 %0.8Colfax CountyColfax County: 0.8 %0.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.8 %0.8Socorro CountySocorro County: 0.8 %0.8Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 0.8 %0.8Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 0.7 %0.7San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.7 %0.7Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 0.5 %0.5McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 0.5 %0.5Catron CountyCatron County: 0.4 %0.4Sierra CountySierra County: 0.3 %0.3Taos CountyTaos County: 0.1 %0.1Harding CountyHarding County: 0 %0Mora CountyMora County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Curry County4.8
2Lea County3.5
3Otero County3.2
4De Baca County2.6
5Bernalillo County2.4
6Roosevelt County2.2
7Sandoval County2
8Guadalupe County1.9
8Torrance County1.9
10Doña Ana County1.6
11Luna County1.6
12Quay County1.5
13Chaves County1.4
14Cibola County1.3
15Eddy County1.3
16San Miguel County1.3
16Valencia County1.3
18Los Alamos County1.1
19Union County1.1
20Grant County0.8
21Colfax County0.8
22Lincoln County0.8
23Socorro County0.8
24Santa Fe County0.8
25Hidalgo County0.7
26San Juan County0.7
27Rio Arriba County0.5
28McKinley County0.5
29Catron County0.4
30Sierra County0.3
31Taos County0.1
32Harding County0
32Mora County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Curry County, with 4.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mora County, with 0% in 2021.

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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