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Counties in New Mexico by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Luna County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 33 counties in 2024, at 50.8%. McKinley County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 21.6% and the figure for New Mexico was 24.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.8Luna County
Lowest4.5McKinley County
Median21.633 counties
New Mexico24.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 21 %Catron County: 16.8 %Chaves County: 33.2 %Cibola County: 13.7 %Colfax County: 17.4 %Curry County: 25.6 %De Baca County: 35.3 %Doña Ana County: 42.9 %Eddy County: 27.1 %Grant County: 21.3 %Guadalupe County: 44.4 %Harding County: 17.2 %Hidalgo County: 30.3 %Lea County: 43 %Lincoln County: 15.5 %Los Alamos County: 5.9 %Luna County: 50.8 %McKinley County: 4.5 %Mora County: 42.8 %Otero County: 20.9 %Quay County: 17.1 %Rio Arriba County: 44.4 %Roosevelt County: 21.6 %Sandoval County: 14.1 %San Juan County: 8.7 %San Miguel County: 44.6 %Santa Fe County: 26 %Sierra County: 20.5 %Socorro County: 21.7 %Taos County: 28.5 %Torrance County: 17.8 %Union County: 20.3 %Valencia County: 25.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Luna County: 50.8 %Luna County50.8San Miguel County: 44.6 %San Miguel County44.6Rio Arriba County: 44.4 %Rio Arriba County44.4Guadalupe County: 44.4 %Guadalupe County44.4Lea County: 43 %Lea County43Doña Ana County: 42.9 %Doña Ana County42.9Mora County: 42.8 %Mora County42.8De Baca County: 35.3 %De Baca County35.3Chaves County: 33.2 %Chaves County33.2Hidalgo County: 30.3 %Hidalgo County30.3Taos County: 28.5 %Taos County28.5Eddy County: 27.1 %Eddy County27.1Santa Fe County: 26 %Santa Fe County26Curry County: 25.6 %Curry County25.6Valencia County: 25.3 %Valencia County25.3Socorro County: 21.7 %Socorro County21.7Roosevelt County: 21.6 %Roosevelt County21.6Grant County: 21.3 %Grant County21.3Bernalillo County: 21 %Bernalillo County21Otero County: 20.9 %Otero County20.9Sierra County: 20.5 %Sierra County20.5Union County: 20.3 %Union County20.3Torrance County: 17.8 %Torrance County17.8Colfax County: 17.4 %Colfax County17.4Harding County: 17.2 %Harding County17.2Quay County: 17.1 %Quay County17.1Catron County: 16.8 %Catron County16.8Lincoln County: 15.5 %Lincoln County15.5Sandoval County: 14.1 %Sandoval County14.1Cibola County: 13.7 %Cibola County13.7San Juan County: 8.7 %San Juan County8.7Los Alamos County: 5.9 %Los Alamos County5.9McKinley County: 4.5 %McKinley County4.5Luna County: 50.8 %Luna County50.8San Miguel County: 44.6 %San Miguel County44.6Rio Arriba County: 44.4 %Rio Arriba County44.4Guadalupe County: 44.4 %Guadalupe County44.4Lea County: 43 %Lea County43Doña Ana County: 42.9 %Doña Ana County42.9Mora County: 42.8 %Mora County42.8De Baca County: 35.3 %De Baca County35.3Chaves County: 33.2 %Chaves County33.2Hidalgo County: 30.3 %Hidalgo County30.3Taos County: 28.5 %Taos County28.5Eddy County: 27.1 %Eddy County27.1Santa Fe County: 26 %Santa Fe County26Curry County: 25.6 %Curry County25.6Valencia County: 25.3 %Valencia County25.3Socorro County: 21.7 %Socorro County21.7Roosevelt County: 21.6 %Roosevelt County21.6Grant County: 21.3 %Grant County21.3Bernalillo County: 21 %Bernalillo County21Otero County: 20.9 %Otero County20.9Sierra County: 20.5 %Sierra County20.5Union County: 20.3 %Union County20.3Torrance County: 17.8 %Torrance County17.8Colfax County: 17.4 %Colfax County17.4Harding County: 17.2 %Harding County17.2Quay County: 17.1 %Quay County17.1Catron County: 16.8 %Catron County16.8Lincoln County: 15.5 %Lincoln County15.5Sandoval County: 14.1 %Sandoval County14.1Cibola County: 13.7 %Cibola County13.7San Juan County: 8.7 %San Juan County8.7Los Alamos County: 5.9 %Los Alamos County5.9McKinley County: 4.5 %McKinley County4.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Luna County50.8-0.7 pts
2San Miguel County44.6-0.8 pts
3Rio Arriba County44.4-0.9 pts
4Guadalupe County44.4-1.7 pts
5Lea County43+0.6 pts
6Doña Ana County42.9-0.5 pts
7Mora County42.8-0.7 pts
8De Baca County35.3-0.3 pts
9Chaves County33.2+1.4 pts
10Hidalgo County30.3-2.4 pts
11Taos County28.5-0.4 pts
12Eddy County27.1+2.7 pts
13Santa Fe County26-0.2 pts
14Curry County25.6+1.2 pts
15Valencia County25.3+0.2 pts
16Socorro County21.7-1.4 pts
17Roosevelt County21.6+0.7 pts
18Grant County21.3+0.4 pts
19Bernalillo County21-0 pts
20Otero County20.9-0.3 pts
21Sierra County20.5+1.5 pts
22Union County20.3+0.7 pts
23Torrance County17.8-0.5 pts
24Colfax County17.4+1.2 pts
25Harding County17.2-4.8 pts
26Quay County17.1-3.1 pts
27Catron County16.8+2.1 pts
28Lincoln County15.5-3.2 pts
29Sandoval County14.1-0.3 pts
30Cibola County13.7-0.1 pts
31San Juan County8.7-0.8 pts
32Los Alamos County5.9-1.6 pts
33McKinley County4.5-0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by population speaking Spanish 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

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Luna County, with 50.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McKinley County, with 4.5% 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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