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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 2022, at 4.9%. Mora County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for New Mexico was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.9Curry County
Lowest0Mora County
Median1.233 counties
New Mexico1.8History

All counties, 2022

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Curry CountyCurry County: 4.9 %4.9Lea CountyLea County: 3.6 %3.6Otero CountyOtero County: 3.5 %3.5Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 2.4 %2.4Sandoval CountySandoval County: 2.1 %2.1Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 2 %2Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 1.9 %1.9Quay CountyQuay County: 1.8 %1.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1.6 %1.6Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 1.6 %1.6Torrance CountyTorrance County: 1.6 %1.6Chaves CountyChaves County: 1.5 %1.5Luna CountyLuna County: 1.3 %1.3Cibola CountyCibola County: 1.3 %1.3Valencia CountyValencia County: 1.3 %1.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 1.3 %1.3Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.2 %1.2San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 1.1 %1.1Union CountyUnion County: 1.1 %1.1Socorro CountySocorro County: 0.9 %0.9Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 0.8 %0.8Grant CountyGrant County: 0.8 %0.8Colfax CountyColfax County: 0.6 %0.6Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 0.6 %0.6San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.6 %0.6McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 0.5 %0.5Catron CountyCatron County: 0.5 %0.5Sierra CountySierra County: 0.2 %0.2Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 0.2 %0.2Harding CountyHarding County: 0.2 %0.2Taos CountyTaos County: 0.1 %0.1De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 0.1 %0.1Mora CountyMora County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Curry County4.9+0.1 pts
2Lea County3.6+0.1 pts
3Otero County3.5+0.3 pts
4Bernalillo County2.4-0.1 pts
5Sandoval County2.1+0.1 pts
6Guadalupe County2+0.1 pts
7Roosevelt County1.9-0.3 pts
8Quay County1.8+0.3 pts
9Lincoln County1.6+0.8 pts
10Doña Ana County1.6-0 pts
11Torrance County1.6-0.3 pts
12Chaves County1.5+0.1 pts
13Luna County1.3-0.2 pts
14Cibola County1.3-0 pts
14Valencia County1.30 pts
16Eddy County1.30 pts
17Los Alamos County1.2+0.1 pts
18San Miguel County1.1-0.2 pts
19Union County1.1-0 pts
20Socorro County0.9+0.2 pts
21Santa Fe County0.80 pts
22Grant County0.8-0.1 pts
23Colfax County0.6-0.2 pts
23Rio Arriba County0.6+0.1 pts
23San Juan County0.6-0.1 pts
26McKinley County0.50 pts
27Catron County0.5+0.1 pts
28Sierra County0.2-0.1 pts
29Hidalgo County0.2-0.6 pts
30Harding County0.2+0.1 pts
31Taos County0.1-0 pts
32De Baca County0.1-2.5 pts
33Mora 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 4.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mora County, with 0% in 2022.

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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