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Counties in New Mexico by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Lea County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 33 counties in 2024, at 18.3%. Harding County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.3Lea County
Lowest0.4Harding County
Median5.733 counties
New Mexico9.4History

All counties, 2024

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Lea CountyLea County: 18.3 %18.3Luna CountyLuna County: 16.2 %16.2Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 14.7 %14.7Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 12.1 %12.1Chaves CountyChaves County: 11.3 %11.3Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 10.5 %10.5Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 10.1 %10.1Curry CountyCurry County: 10 %10Otero CountyOtero County: 9.7 %9.7Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 9.4 %9.4Valencia CountyValencia County: 8.7 %8.7Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 8.3 %8.3Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 7.7 %7.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 7.7 %7.7Sierra CountySierra County: 7.6 %7.6Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 6.3 %6.3Taos CountyTaos County: 5.7 %5.7Sandoval CountySandoval County: 5.6 %5.6Catron CountyCatron County: 5.1 %5.1Grant CountyGrant County: 4.6 %4.6Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.3 %4.3Socorro CountySocorro County: 4.2 %4.2Torrance CountyTorrance County: 3.9 %3.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.8 %3.8Union CountyUnion County: 3.8 %3.8San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.1 %3.1McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 2.4 %2.4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 2.4 %2.4Cibola CountyCibola County: 2.2 %2.2Mora CountyMora County: 1.3 %1.3Quay CountyQuay County: 0.6 %0.6De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 0.6 %0.6Harding CountyHarding County: 0.4 %0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lea County18.3+0.3 pts
2Luna County16.2-0.3 pts
3Doña Ana County14.7-0.2 pts
4Santa Fe County12.1+0.1 pts
5Chaves County11.3+0.5 pts
6Bernalillo County10.5+0.3 pts
7Guadalupe County10.1+1.6 pts
8Curry County10+1.7 pts
9Otero County9.7-0.5 pts
10Los Alamos County9.4-1.7 pts
11Valencia County8.7+1 pts
12Roosevelt County8.3+1.7 pts
13Hidalgo County7.7-0.5 pts
14Eddy County7.7+1.4 pts
15Sierra County7.6-0.8 pts
16Rio Arriba County6.3+0.2 pts
17Taos County5.7-0.5 pts
18Sandoval County5.6-0.1 pts
19Catron County5.1+0.9 pts
20Grant County4.6+0.6 pts
21Colfax County4.3+0.3 pts
22Socorro County4.2-1.5 pts
23Torrance County3.9-1.2 pts
24Lincoln County3.8-2.1 pts
25Union County3.8+1.5 pts
26San Juan County3.10 pts
27McKinley County2.4+0.2 pts
27San Miguel County2.4-0.6 pts
29Cibola County2.2-0.3 pts
30Mora County1.3+0.9 pts
31Quay County0.6-0.6 pts
32De Baca County0.6+0.2 pts
33Harding County0.4-3.6 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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 B05002: foreign-born population 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Lea County, with 18.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Harding County, with 0.4% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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