New Mexico Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 2.11M New Mexico population, 1.24M had Other Groups ancestry (58.76%), 326.68K had Unclassified ancestry (15.49%), and 169.18K had German ancestry (8.02%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: New Mexico ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
New Mexico Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1239448 | 58.76 |
| Unclassified | 326680 | 15.49 |
| German | 169177 | 8.02 |
| English | 146734 | 6.96 |
| Irish | 129661 | 6.15 |
| American | 85403 | 4.05 |
| Italian | 47823 | 2.27 |
| European | 37699 | 1.79 |
| French (except Basque) | 31451 | 1.49 |
| Scottish | 30581 | 1.45 |
| Polish | 20065 | 0.95 |
| Scotch Irish | 15707 | 0.75 |
| Dutch | 15321 | 0.73 |
| Swedish | 14572 | 0.69 |
| Norwegian | 14286 | 0.68 |
| British | 13057 | 0.62 |
| Welsh | 9983 | 0.47 |
| Subsaharan African | 8585 | 0.41 |
| Russian | 7565 | 0.36 |
| Scandinavian | 6827 | 0.32 |
| Danish | 5904 | 0.28 |
| French Canadian | 5307 | 0.25 |
| Northern European | 5103 | 0.24 |
| Eastern European | 4631 | 0.22 |
| Portuguese | 4438 | 0.21 |
| Greek | 4419 | 0.21 |
| African | 4231 | 0.20 |
| Czech | 4050 | 0.19 |
| Hungarian | 3683 | 0.18 |
| Swiss | 3480 | 0.17 |
| Ukrainian | 2847 | 0.14 |
| Austrian | 2610 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 2520 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 2327 | 0.11 |
| Finnish | 2281 | 0.11 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1807 | 0.09 |
| Arab | 1643 | 0.08 |
| Iranian | 1542 | 0.07 |
| Lithuanian | 1537 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 1524 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 1460 | 0.07 |
| Slovak | 1305 | 0.06 |
| Croatian | 1136 | 0.05 |
| Czechoslovakian | 973 | 0.05 |
| Basque | 885 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 858 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 841 | 0.04 |
| Jamaican | 744 | 0.04 |
| Serbian | 719 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 695 | 0.03 |
| Brazilian | 569 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 532 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 484 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 473 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 451 | 0.02 |
| Yugoslavian | 448 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 435 | 0.02 |
| Afghan | 402 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 401 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 380 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 378 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 375 | 0.02 |
| Dutch West Indian | 356 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 340 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 305 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 300 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 245 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 230 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 200 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 199 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 187 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 186 | 0.01 |
| South African | 183 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 179 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 171 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 169 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 161 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 153 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 148 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 116 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 87 | 0.004 |
| British West Indian | 73 | 0.004 |
| Luxembourger | 72 | 0.003 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 52 | 0.003 |
| Icelander | 47 | 0.002 |
| Sierra Leonean | 39 | 0.002 |
| Sudanese | 39 | 0.002 |
| German Russian | 38 | 0.002 |
| Barbadian | 37 | 0.002 |
| US Virgin Islander | 35 | 0.002 |
| Alsatian | 30 | 0.001 |
| Ugandan | 29 | 0.001 |
| Belizean | 29 | 0.001 |
| Maltese | 28 | 0.001 |
| Bahamian | 15 | 0.001 |
| Cape Verdean | 12 | 0.001 |
| Cypriot | 10 | 0.001 |
| Soviet Union | 8 | 0.000 |
| Bermudan | 5 | 0.000 |
| Somali | 3 | 0.000 |