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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 2023, at 4.8%. Mora County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for New Mexico was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.8Curry County
Lowest0Mora County
Median1.133 counties
New Mexico1.8History

All counties, 2023

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Curry CountyCurry County: 4.8 %4.8Lea CountyLea County: 3.4 %3.4Otero CountyOtero County: 3.4 %3.4Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 2.6 %2.6Sandoval CountySandoval County: 2 %2Cibola CountyCibola County: 1.9 %1.9Harding CountyHarding County: 1.7 %1.7Torrance CountyTorrance County: 1.7 %1.7Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 1.7 %1.7Luna CountyLuna County: 1.5 %1.5Chaves CountyChaves County: 1.4 %1.4Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 1.4 %1.4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 1.2 %1.2Valencia CountyValencia County: 1.2 %1.2Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.2 %1.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 1.2 %1.2Quay CountyQuay County: 1.1 %1.1Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 0.9 %0.9Union CountyUnion County: 0.8 %0.8Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 0.8 %0.8Grant CountyGrant County: 0.7 %0.7Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 0.7 %0.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.6 %0.6San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.6 %0.6Colfax CountyColfax County: 0.5 %0.5McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 0.4 %0.4Catron CountyCatron County: 0.4 %0.4Taos CountyTaos County: 0.3 %0.3Socorro CountySocorro County: 0.2 %0.2Sierra CountySierra County: 0.2 %0.2De 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Curry County4.8-0.1 pts
2Lea County3.4-0.2 pts
2Otero County3.4-0 pts
4Bernalillo County2.6+0.2 pts
5Sandoval County2-0 pts
6Cibola County1.9+0.6 pts
7Harding County1.7+1.6 pts
8Torrance County1.7+0.2 pts
9Guadalupe County1.7-0.3 pts
10Luna County1.5+0.2 pts
11Chaves County1.4-0.1 pts
12Doña Ana County1.4-0.2 pts
13San Miguel County1.2+0.1 pts
13Valencia County1.2-0.1 pts
15Los Alamos County1.20 pts
16Eddy County1.2-0.1 pts
17Quay County1.1-0.7 pts
18Roosevelt County0.9-0.9 pts
19Union County0.8-0.3 pts
20Santa Fe County0.80 pts
21Grant County0.7-0.1 pts
22Rio Arriba County0.7+0.1 pts
23Lincoln County0.6-1 pts
24San Juan County0.60 pts
25Colfax County0.5-0 pts
26McKinley County0.4-0 pts
27Catron County0.4-0.1 pts
28Taos County0.3+0.1 pts
29Socorro County0.2-0.7 pts
30Sierra County0.2-0 pts
31De Baca County0.10 pts
32Hidalgo County0-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Curry County, with 4.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mora County, with 0% in 2023.

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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