Taos, New Mexico Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 34.49K population of Taos, NM residents comprised of 17.43K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (50.54%), and 17.06K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Taos, NM, with a population of 19.08K (55.33%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Taos, NM, with a population of 7.59K (22.00%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Taos, NM, with a population of 5.13K (14.87%). The smallest racial group in Taos, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 15 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Taos, NM, with a population of 13.71K (39.74%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Taos, NM, with a population of 6.67K (19.34%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Taos, NM, with a population of 5.38K (15.59%). The smallest ethnic group in Taos, NM was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 4 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Taos, New Mexico from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other New Mexico counties and also for the state of New Mexico.

Taos, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Taos, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Taos, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Taos, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 173 0.50
White Alone 19084 55.33
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2289 6.64
Asian Alone 210 0.61
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 5130 14.87
Two Or More Races 7588 22.00
Taos, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 13706 39.74
Hispanic - Two or More Races 6669 19.34
Hispanic - White Alone 5378 15.59
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 4856 14.08
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1830 5.31
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 919 2.67
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 459 1.33
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 274 0.79
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 196 0.57
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 130 0.38
Hispanic - Black Alone 43 0.13
Hispanic - Asian Alone 14 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 11 0.03
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 4 0.01