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Counties in New Mexico by population speaking Spanish at home

Mora County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 33 counties in 2021, at 57.5%. McKinley County had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 24.1% and the figure for New Mexico was 25.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.5Mora County
Lowest5.1McKinley County
Median24.133 counties
New Mexico25.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 21.8 %Catron County: 13.3 %Chaves County: 31.9 %Cibola County: 19.3 %Colfax County: 18.2 %Curry County: 24.1 %De Baca County: 33.2 %Doña Ana County: 45.8 %Eddy County: 23.8 %Grant County: 23.9 %Guadalupe County: 40.8 %Harding County: 32.7 %Hidalgo County: 35.9 %Lea County: 39.5 %Lincoln County: 17.8 %Los Alamos County: 7.2 %Luna County: 51.2 %McKinley County: 5.1 %Mora County: 57.5 %Otero County: 21 %Quay County: 20 %Rio Arriba County: 48 %Roosevelt County: 25.6 %Sandoval County: 15.5 %San Juan County: 9.8 %San Miguel County: 51.6 %Santa Fe County: 29.6 %Sierra County: 19.5 %Socorro County: 24.1 %Taos County: 34 %Torrance County: 19.6 %Union County: 19.4 %Valencia County: 26.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Mora County: 57.5 %Mora County57.5San Miguel County: 51.6 %San Miguel County51.6Luna County: 51.2 %Luna County51.2Rio Arriba County: 48 %Rio Arriba County48Doña Ana County: 45.8 %Doña Ana County45.8Guadalupe County: 40.8 %Guadalupe County40.8Lea County: 39.5 %Lea County39.5Hidalgo County: 35.9 %Hidalgo County35.9Taos County: 34 %Taos County34De Baca County: 33.2 %De Baca County33.2Harding County: 32.7 %Harding County32.7Chaves County: 31.9 %Chaves County31.9Santa Fe County: 29.6 %Santa Fe County29.6Valencia County: 26.1 %Valencia County26.1Roosevelt County: 25.6 %Roosevelt County25.6Socorro County: 24.1 %Socorro County24.1Curry County: 24.1 %Curry County24.1Grant County: 23.9 %Grant County23.9Eddy County: 23.8 %Eddy County23.8Bernalillo County: 21.8 %Bernalillo County21.8Otero County: 21 %Otero County21Quay County: 20 %Quay County20Torrance County: 19.6 %Torrance County19.6Sierra County: 19.5 %Sierra County19.5Union County: 19.4 %Union County19.4Cibola County: 19.3 %Cibola County19.3Colfax County: 18.2 %Colfax County18.2Lincoln County: 17.8 %Lincoln County17.8Sandoval County: 15.5 %Sandoval County15.5Catron County: 13.3 %Catron County13.3San Juan County: 9.8 %San Juan County9.8Los Alamos County: 7.2 %Los Alamos County7.2McKinley County: 5.1 %McKinley County5.1Mora County: 57.5 %Mora County57.5San Miguel County: 51.6 %San Miguel County51.6Luna County: 51.2 %Luna County51.2Rio Arriba County: 48 %Rio Arriba County48Doña Ana County: 45.8 %Doña Ana County45.8Guadalupe County: 40.8 %Guadalupe County40.8Lea County: 39.5 %Lea County39.5Hidalgo County: 35.9 %Hidalgo County35.9Taos County: 34 %Taos County34De Baca County: 33.2 %De Baca County33.2Harding County: 32.7 %Harding County32.7Chaves County: 31.9 %Chaves County31.9Santa Fe County: 29.6 %Santa Fe County29.6Valencia County: 26.1 %Valencia County26.1Roosevelt County: 25.6 %Roosevelt County25.6Socorro County: 24.1 %Socorro County24.1Curry County: 24.1 %Curry County24.1Grant County: 23.9 %Grant County23.9Eddy County: 23.8 %Eddy County23.8Bernalillo County: 21.8 %Bernalillo County21.8Otero County: 21 %Otero County21Quay County: 20 %Quay County20Torrance County: 19.6 %Torrance County19.6Sierra County: 19.5 %Sierra County19.5Union County: 19.4 %Union County19.4Cibola County: 19.3 %Cibola County19.3Colfax County: 18.2 %Colfax County18.2Lincoln County: 17.8 %Lincoln County17.8Sandoval County: 15.5 %Sandoval County15.5Catron County: 13.3 %Catron County13.3San Juan County: 9.8 %San Juan County9.8Los Alamos County: 7.2 %Los Alamos County7.2McKinley County: 5.1 %McKinley County5.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mora County57.5
2San Miguel County51.6
3Luna County51.2
4Rio Arriba County48
5Doña Ana County45.8
6Guadalupe County40.8
7Lea County39.5
8Hidalgo County35.9
9Taos County34
10De Baca County33.2
11Harding County32.7
12Chaves County31.9
13Santa Fe County29.6
14Valencia County26.1
15Roosevelt County25.6
16Socorro County24.1
17Curry County24.1
18Grant County23.9
19Eddy County23.8
20Bernalillo County21.8
21Otero County21
22Quay County20
23Torrance County19.6
24Sierra County19.5
25Union County19.4
26Cibola County19.3
27Colfax County18.2
28Lincoln County17.8
29Sandoval County15.5
30Catron County13.3
31San Juan County9.8
32Los Alamos County7.2
33McKinley County5.1

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. 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 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mora County, with 57.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McKinley County, with 5.1% in 2021.

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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