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Counties in New Mexico by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Catron County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 33 counties in 2021, at 80.1%. McKinley County had the lowest, at 8%. The median was 37.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 36%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest80.1Catron County
Lowest8McKinley County
Median37.533 counties
New Mexico36History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Catron CountyCatron County: 80.1 %80.1Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 70.7 %70.7Sierra CountySierra County: 62.6 %62.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 59.9 %59.9Union CountyUnion County: 51.3 %51.3Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 49.9 %49.9Torrance CountyTorrance County: 48.8 %48.8Quay CountyQuay County: 47.8 %47.8Otero CountyOtero County: 47.1 %47.1Colfax CountyColfax County: 46.3 %46.3Curry CountyCurry County: 45.7 %45.7Grant CountyGrant County: 45.5 %45.5Harding CountyHarding County: 44.5 %44.5Eddy CountyEddy County: 44.3 %44.3Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 42.3 %42.3Sandoval CountySandoval County: 42 %42Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 37.5 %37.5Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 37.2 %37.2Chaves CountyChaves County: 37.1 %37.1San Juan CountySan Juan County: 36.6 %36.6De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 35.6 %35.6Taos CountyTaos County: 35.5 %35.5Lea CountyLea County: 33.3 %33.3Socorro CountySocorro County: 33 %33Valencia CountyValencia County: 31.3 %31.3Luna CountyLuna County: 28 %28Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 26.4 %26.4Cibola CountyCibola County: 18.3 %18.3Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 17.4 %17.4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 16.6 %16.6Mora CountyMora County: 16.5 %16.5Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 11.8 %11.8McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 8 %8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Catron County80.1
2Los Alamos County70.7
3Sierra County62.6
4Lincoln County59.9
5Union County51.3
6Roosevelt County49.9
7Torrance County48.8
8Quay County47.8
9Otero County47.1
10Colfax County46.3
11Curry County45.7
12Grant County45.5
13Harding County44.5
14Eddy County44.3
15Santa Fe County42.3
16Sandoval County42
17Hidalgo County37.5
18Bernalillo County37.2
19Chaves County37.1
20San Juan County36.6
21De Baca County35.6
22Taos County35.5
23Lea County33.3
24Socorro County33
25Valencia County31.3
26Luna County28
27Doña Ana County26.4
28Cibola County18.3
29Guadalupe County17.4
30San Miguel County16.6
31Mora County16.5
32Rio Arriba County11.8
33McKinley County8

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Catron County, with 80.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

McKinley County, with 8% 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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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