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Counties in New Mexico by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Luna County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 33 counties in 2024, at 52.1%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 28% and the figure for New Mexico was 31.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Luna County
Lowest14.6Los Alamos County
Median2833 counties
New Mexico31.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 26.6 %Catron County: 18.3 %Chaves County: 35 %Cibola County: 38.5 %Colfax County: 19 %Curry County: 27.6 %De Baca County: 36.1 %Doña Ana County: 45.3 %Eddy County: 28.3 %Grant County: 23.3 %Guadalupe County: 46.2 %Harding County: 17.3 %Hidalgo County: 32.2 %Lea County: 44.6 %Lincoln County: 17.9 %Los Alamos County: 14.6 %Luna County: 52.1 %McKinley County: 48.9 %Mora County: 44.4 %Otero County: 24.8 %Quay County: 17.2 %Rio Arriba County: 51.5 %Roosevelt County: 23.3 %Sandoval County: 23.6 %San Juan County: 27.9 %San Miguel County: 46.1 %Santa Fe County: 30.4 %Sierra County: 21.6 %Socorro County: 33.4 %Taos County: 33.4 %Torrance County: 21 %Union County: 22.3 %Valencia County: 28 %
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  • 20 to 24
  • 24 to 28
  • 28 to 34
  • 34 to 45
  • 45 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Luna County: 52.1 %Luna County52.1Rio Arriba County: 51.5 %Rio Arriba County51.5McKinley County: 48.9 %McKinley County48.9Guadalupe County: 46.2 %Guadalupe County46.2San Miguel County: 46.1 %San Miguel County46.1Doña Ana County: 45.3 %Doña Ana County45.3Lea County: 44.6 %Lea County44.6Mora County: 44.4 %Mora County44.4Cibola County: 38.5 %Cibola County38.5De Baca County: 36.1 %De Baca County36.1Chaves County: 35 %Chaves County35Socorro County: 33.4 %Socorro County33.4Taos County: 33.4 %Taos County33.4Hidalgo County: 32.2 %Hidalgo County32.2Santa Fe County: 30.4 %Santa Fe County30.4Eddy County: 28.3 %Eddy County28.3Valencia County: 28 %Valencia County28San Juan County: 27.9 %San Juan County27.9Curry County: 27.6 %Curry County27.6Bernalillo County: 26.6 %Bernalillo County26.6Otero County: 24.8 %Otero County24.8Sandoval County: 23.6 %Sandoval County23.6Grant County: 23.3 %Grant County23.3Roosevelt County: 23.3 %Roosevelt County23.3Union County: 22.3 %Union County22.3Sierra County: 21.6 %Sierra County21.6Torrance County: 21 %Torrance County21Colfax County: 19 %Colfax County19Catron County: 18.3 %Catron County18.3Lincoln County: 17.9 %Lincoln County17.9Harding County: 17.3 %Harding County17.3Quay County: 17.2 %Quay County17.2Los Alamos County: 14.6 %Los Alamos County14.6Luna County: 52.1 %Luna County52.1Rio Arriba County: 51.5 %Rio Arriba County51.5McKinley County: 48.9 %McKinley County48.9Guadalupe County: 46.2 %Guadalupe County46.2San Miguel County: 46.1 %San Miguel County46.1Doña Ana County: 45.3 %Doña Ana County45.3Lea County: 44.6 %Lea County44.6Mora County: 44.4 %Mora County44.4Cibola County: 38.5 %Cibola County38.5De Baca County: 36.1 %De Baca County36.1Chaves County: 35 %Chaves County35Socorro County: 33.4 %Socorro County33.4Taos County: 33.4 %Taos County33.4Hidalgo County: 32.2 %Hidalgo County32.2Santa Fe County: 30.4 %Santa Fe County30.4Eddy County: 28.3 %Eddy County28.3Valencia County: 28 %Valencia County28San Juan County: 27.9 %San Juan County27.9Curry County: 27.6 %Curry County27.6Bernalillo County: 26.6 %Bernalillo County26.6Otero County: 24.8 %Otero County24.8Sandoval County: 23.6 %Sandoval County23.6Grant County: 23.3 %Grant County23.3Roosevelt County: 23.3 %Roosevelt County23.3Union County: 22.3 %Union County22.3Sierra County: 21.6 %Sierra County21.6Torrance County: 21 %Torrance County21Colfax County: 19 %Colfax County19Catron County: 18.3 %Catron County18.3Lincoln County: 17.9 %Lincoln County17.9Harding County: 17.3 %Harding County17.3Quay County: 17.2 %Quay County17.2Los Alamos County: 14.6 %Los Alamos County14.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Luna County52.1-0.6 pts
2Rio Arriba County51.5-2.3 pts
3McKinley County48.9-1.9 pts
4Guadalupe County46.2-2.5 pts
5San Miguel County46.1-2 pts
6Doña Ana County45.3-0.3 pts
7Lea County44.6+0.7 pts
8Mora County44.4-0.8 pts
9Cibola County38.5+3.4 pts
10De Baca County36.1-0.9 pts
11Chaves County35+1.4 pts
12Socorro County33.4-4 pts
12Taos County33.4-0.5 pts
14Hidalgo County32.2-2.2 pts
15Santa Fe County30.40 pts
16Eddy County28.3+2.6 pts
17Valencia County28+0.2 pts
18San Juan County27.9-2.4 pts
19Curry County27.6+1.2 pts
20Bernalillo County26.6-0.1 pts
21Otero County24.8-0.2 pts
22Sandoval County23.6-1.1 pts
23Grant County23.3+0.5 pts
24Roosevelt County23.3+1 pts
25Union County22.3+1.4 pts
26Sierra County21.6+0.6 pts
27Torrance County210 pts
28Colfax County19+1.1 pts
29Catron County18.3+1.8 pts
30Lincoln County17.9-3.1 pts
31Harding County17.3-4.8 pts
32Quay County17.2-3.1 pts
33Los Alamos County14.6-2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Luna County, with 52.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Los Alamos County, with 14.6% 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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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