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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 2023, at 78.9%. McKinley County had the lowest, at 8%. The median was 40.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 36.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest78.9Catron County
Lowest8McKinley County
Median40.533 counties
New Mexico36.5History

All counties, 2023

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Catron CountyCatron County: 78.9 %78.9Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 70.3 %70.3Sierra CountySierra County: 63.8 %63.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 60.6 %60.6Union CountyUnion County: 54 %54Torrance CountyTorrance County: 48.9 %48.9Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 48.9 %48.9Quay CountyQuay County: 48.3 %48.3Colfax CountyColfax County: 47.8 %47.8Grant CountyGrant County: 47.5 %47.5Otero CountyOtero County: 46.6 %46.6Harding CountyHarding County: 46.3 %46.3Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 44.1 %44.1Curry CountyCurry County: 43.8 %43.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 43.7 %43.7Sandoval CountySandoval County: 41.9 %41.9Taos CountyTaos County: 40.5 %40.5Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 38.3 %38.3Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 37.8 %37.8Chaves CountyChaves County: 37.1 %37.1San Juan CountySan Juan County: 36.7 %36.7De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 34.1 %34.1Socorro CountySocorro County: 32.9 %32.9Lea CountyLea County: 32.1 %32.1Valencia CountyValencia County: 31.1 %31.1Luna CountyLuna County: 29.1 %29.1Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 27.1 %27.1Mora CountyMora County: 22 %22Cibola CountyCibola County: 19.7 %19.7San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 17.4 %17.4Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 16.9 %16.9Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 14.1 %14.1McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 8 %8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Catron County78.9-0.4 pts
2Los Alamos County70.3-0.2 pts
3Sierra County63.8+2.5 pts
4Lincoln County60.6+1.3 pts
5Union County54+1.7 pts
6Torrance County48.9+1.1 pts
7Roosevelt County48.9-0.4 pts
8Quay County48.3+0.9 pts
9Colfax County47.8+1.7 pts
10Grant County47.5+1.8 pts
11Otero County46.6-0.3 pts
12Harding County46.3+2.4 pts
13Santa Fe County44.1+2 pts
14Curry County43.8-1 pts
15Eddy County43.7+0.2 pts
16Sandoval County41.9+0.5 pts
17Taos County40.5+4.8 pts
18Hidalgo County38.3+1.4 pts
19Bernalillo County37.8+1 pts
20Chaves County37.1+0.9 pts
21San Juan County36.7+0.5 pts
22De Baca County34.1-0.9 pts
23Socorro County32.9-0.3 pts
24Lea County32.1-0.3 pts
25Valencia County31.1-0 pts
26Luna County29.1+2.2 pts
27Doña Ana County27.1+0.9 pts
28Mora County22+3.5 pts
29Cibola County19.7+1.6 pts
30San Miguel County17.4+1.9 pts
31Guadalupe County16.9+2.5 pts
32Rio Arriba County14.1+2 pts
33McKinley County80 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Catron County, with 78.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McKinley County, with 8% in 2023.

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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