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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 2022, at 52.6%. McKinley County had the lowest, at 5.7%. The median was 24% and the figure for New Mexico was 25.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Mora County
Lowest5.7McKinley County
Median2433 counties
New Mexico25.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 21.9 %Catron County: 13.9 %Chaves County: 31.4 %Cibola County: 20.3 %Colfax County: 17.2 %Curry County: 24 %De Baca County: 41.8 %Doña Ana County: 45 %Eddy County: 24 %Grant County: 23 %Guadalupe County: 46 %Harding County: 26.2 %Hidalgo County: 35.1 %Lea County: 41.3 %Lincoln County: 15.9 %Los Alamos County: 7.1 %Luna County: 50.3 %McKinley County: 5.7 %Mora County: 52.6 %Otero County: 20.6 %Quay County: 18.8 %Rio Arriba County: 48.7 %Roosevelt County: 24 %Sandoval County: 15.1 %San Juan County: 9.2 %San Miguel County: 49.3 %Santa Fe County: 28.2 %Sierra County: 19.2 %Socorro County: 26.6 %Taos County: 32 %Torrance County: 20.6 %Union County: 19.3 %Valencia County: 25.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Mora County: 52.6 %Mora County52.6Luna County: 50.3 %Luna County50.3San Miguel County: 49.3 %San Miguel County49.3Rio Arriba County: 48.7 %Rio Arriba County48.7Guadalupe County: 46 %Guadalupe County46Doña Ana County: 45 %Doña Ana County45De Baca County: 41.8 %De Baca County41.8Lea County: 41.3 %Lea County41.3Hidalgo County: 35.1 %Hidalgo County35.1Taos County: 32 %Taos County32Chaves County: 31.4 %Chaves County31.4Santa Fe County: 28.2 %Santa Fe County28.2Socorro County: 26.6 %Socorro County26.6Harding County: 26.2 %Harding County26.2Valencia County: 25.5 %Valencia County25.5Eddy County: 24 %Eddy County24Curry County: 24 %Curry County24Roosevelt County: 24 %Roosevelt County24Grant County: 23 %Grant County23Bernalillo County: 21.9 %Bernalillo County21.9Otero County: 20.6 %Otero County20.6Torrance County: 20.6 %Torrance County20.6Cibola County: 20.3 %Cibola County20.3Union County: 19.3 %Union County19.3Sierra County: 19.2 %Sierra County19.2Quay County: 18.8 %Quay County18.8Colfax County: 17.2 %Colfax County17.2Lincoln County: 15.9 %Lincoln County15.9Sandoval County: 15.1 %Sandoval County15.1Catron County: 13.9 %Catron County13.9San Juan County: 9.2 %San Juan County9.2Los Alamos County: 7.1 %Los Alamos County7.1McKinley County: 5.7 %McKinley County5.7Mora County: 52.6 %Mora County52.6Luna County: 50.3 %Luna County50.3San Miguel County: 49.3 %San Miguel County49.3Rio Arriba County: 48.7 %Rio Arriba County48.7Guadalupe County: 46 %Guadalupe County46Doña Ana County: 45 %Doña Ana County45De Baca County: 41.8 %De Baca County41.8Lea County: 41.3 %Lea County41.3Hidalgo County: 35.1 %Hidalgo County35.1Taos County: 32 %Taos County32Chaves County: 31.4 %Chaves County31.4Santa Fe County: 28.2 %Santa Fe County28.2Socorro County: 26.6 %Socorro County26.6Harding County: 26.2 %Harding County26.2Valencia County: 25.5 %Valencia County25.5Eddy County: 24 %Eddy County24Curry County: 24 %Curry County24Roosevelt County: 24 %Roosevelt County24Grant County: 23 %Grant County23Bernalillo County: 21.9 %Bernalillo County21.9Otero County: 20.6 %Otero County20.6Torrance County: 20.6 %Torrance County20.6Cibola County: 20.3 %Cibola County20.3Union County: 19.3 %Union County19.3Sierra County: 19.2 %Sierra County19.2Quay County: 18.8 %Quay County18.8Colfax County: 17.2 %Colfax County17.2Lincoln County: 15.9 %Lincoln County15.9Sandoval County: 15.1 %Sandoval County15.1Catron County: 13.9 %Catron County13.9San Juan County: 9.2 %San Juan County9.2Los Alamos County: 7.1 %Los Alamos County7.1McKinley County: 5.7 %McKinley County5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mora County52.6-4.9 pts
2Luna County50.3-0.9 pts
3San Miguel County49.3-2.2 pts
4Rio Arriba County48.7+0.7 pts
5Guadalupe County46+5.2 pts
6Doña Ana County45-0.8 pts
7De Baca County41.8+8.6 pts
8Lea County41.3+1.8 pts
9Hidalgo County35.1-0.8 pts
10Taos County32-2 pts
11Chaves County31.4-0.6 pts
12Santa Fe County28.2-1.4 pts
13Socorro County26.6+2.5 pts
14Harding County26.2-6.5 pts
15Valencia County25.5-0.5 pts
16Eddy County24+0.3 pts
17Curry County24-0.1 pts
17Roosevelt County24-1.6 pts
19Grant County23-0.9 pts
20Bernalillo County21.9+0.1 pts
21Otero County20.6-0.4 pts
22Torrance County20.6+1 pts
23Cibola County20.3+0.9 pts
24Union County19.3-0.1 pts
25Sierra County19.2-0.3 pts
26Quay County18.8-1.3 pts
27Colfax County17.2-1 pts
28Lincoln County15.9-1.9 pts
29Sandoval County15.1-0.4 pts
30Catron County13.9+0.6 pts
31San Juan County9.2-0.6 pts
32Los Alamos County7.1-0 pts
33McKinley County5.7+0.5 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 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

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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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mora County, with 52.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McKinley County, with 5.7% 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 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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