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

Rio Arriba County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 33 counties in 2022, at 58.4%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 14.7%. The median was 28.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 32.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.4Rio Arriba County
Lowest14.7Los Alamos County
Median28.733 counties
New Mexico32.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 27.4 %Catron County: 15.1 %Chaves County: 33.2 %Cibola County: 42.5 %Colfax County: 19.9 %Curry County: 25.8 %De Baca County: 42.8 %Doña Ana County: 47.4 %Eddy County: 24.7 %Grant County: 24.5 %Guadalupe County: 49.8 %Harding County: 27.5 %Hidalgo County: 36 %Lea County: 42.8 %Lincoln County: 17.6 %Los Alamos County: 14.7 %Luna County: 51.1 %McKinley County: 53 %Mora County: 53.8 %Otero County: 24.5 %Quay County: 19.5 %Rio Arriba County: 58.4 %Roosevelt County: 25.2 %Sandoval County: 25.1 %San Juan County: 30.5 %San Miguel County: 52.6 %Santa Fe County: 32.4 %Sierra County: 20.7 %Socorro County: 40.7 %Taos County: 37.1 %Torrance County: 22.8 %Union County: 20.2 %Valencia County: 28.7 %
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  • 49 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Rio Arriba County: 58.4 %Rio Arriba County58.4Mora County: 53.8 %Mora County53.8McKinley County: 53 %McKinley County53San Miguel County: 52.6 %San Miguel County52.6Luna County: 51.1 %Luna County51.1Guadalupe County: 49.8 %Guadalupe County49.8Doña Ana County: 47.4 %Doña Ana County47.4Lea County: 42.8 %Lea County42.8De Baca County: 42.8 %De Baca County42.8Cibola County: 42.5 %Cibola County42.5Socorro County: 40.7 %Socorro County40.7Taos County: 37.1 %Taos County37.1Hidalgo County: 36 %Hidalgo County36Chaves County: 33.2 %Chaves County33.2Santa Fe County: 32.4 %Santa Fe County32.4San Juan County: 30.5 %San Juan County30.5Valencia County: 28.7 %Valencia County28.7Harding County: 27.5 %Harding County27.5Bernalillo County: 27.4 %Bernalillo County27.4Curry County: 25.8 %Curry County25.8Roosevelt County: 25.2 %Roosevelt County25.2Sandoval County: 25.1 %Sandoval County25.1Eddy County: 24.7 %Eddy County24.7Otero County: 24.5 %Otero County24.5Grant County: 24.5 %Grant County24.5Torrance County: 22.8 %Torrance County22.8Sierra County: 20.7 %Sierra County20.7Union County: 20.2 %Union County20.2Colfax County: 19.9 %Colfax County19.9Quay County: 19.5 %Quay County19.5Lincoln County: 17.6 %Lincoln County17.6Catron County: 15.1 %Catron County15.1Los Alamos County: 14.7 %Los Alamos County14.7Rio Arriba County: 58.4 %Rio Arriba County58.4Mora County: 53.8 %Mora County53.8McKinley County: 53 %McKinley County53San Miguel County: 52.6 %San Miguel County52.6Luna County: 51.1 %Luna County51.1Guadalupe County: 49.8 %Guadalupe County49.8Doña Ana County: 47.4 %Doña Ana County47.4Lea County: 42.8 %Lea County42.8De Baca County: 42.8 %De Baca County42.8Cibola County: 42.5 %Cibola County42.5Socorro County: 40.7 %Socorro County40.7Taos County: 37.1 %Taos County37.1Hidalgo County: 36 %Hidalgo County36Chaves County: 33.2 %Chaves County33.2Santa Fe County: 32.4 %Santa Fe County32.4San Juan County: 30.5 %San Juan County30.5Valencia County: 28.7 %Valencia County28.7Harding County: 27.5 %Harding County27.5Bernalillo County: 27.4 %Bernalillo County27.4Curry County: 25.8 %Curry County25.8Roosevelt County: 25.2 %Roosevelt County25.2Sandoval County: 25.1 %Sandoval County25.1Eddy County: 24.7 %Eddy County24.7Otero County: 24.5 %Otero County24.5Grant County: 24.5 %Grant County24.5Torrance County: 22.8 %Torrance County22.8Sierra County: 20.7 %Sierra County20.7Union County: 20.2 %Union County20.2Colfax County: 19.9 %Colfax County19.9Quay County: 19.5 %Quay County19.5Lincoln County: 17.6 %Lincoln County17.6Catron County: 15.1 %Catron County15.1Los Alamos County: 14.7 %Los Alamos County14.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Rio Arriba County58.40 pts
2Mora County53.8-4.5 pts
3McKinley County53-0.5 pts
4San Miguel County52.6-1.4 pts
5Luna County51.1-0.9 pts
6Guadalupe County49.8+4.7 pts
7Doña Ana County47.4-0.9 pts
8Lea County42.8+2 pts
9De Baca County42.8+7 pts
10Cibola County42.5+0.2 pts
11Socorro County40.7+3.7 pts
12Taos County37.1-2.1 pts
13Hidalgo County36-0.8 pts
14Chaves County33.2-0.7 pts
15Santa Fe County32.4-1.2 pts
16San Juan County30.5-0.6 pts
17Valencia County28.7-0.1 pts
18Harding County27.5-6.8 pts
19Bernalillo County27.4-0.2 pts
20Curry County25.8+0.1 pts
21Roosevelt County25.2-1.6 pts
22Sandoval County25.1-0.8 pts
23Eddy County24.7+0.4 pts
24Otero County24.5-0.5 pts
25Grant County24.5-1.1 pts
26Torrance County22.80 pts
27Sierra County20.7-0.8 pts
28Union County20.2-1.1 pts
29Colfax County19.9-0.5 pts
30Quay County19.5-1.8 pts
31Lincoln County17.6-2.9 pts
32Catron County15.1-0.5 pts
33Los Alamos County14.7-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Rio Arriba County, with 58.4% in 2022, 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 14.7% 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 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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