New Mexico Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 984,907 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in New Mexico and they represented 47.18% of the total population of New Mexico in 2012.
Bernalillo County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (327,621), followed by Doña Ana County (142,661), and Santa Fe County (75,038). On the other hand, Harding County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (296), followed by Catron County (697), and De Baca County (776).
When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Mora County had the highest percentage (80.91%), followed by Guadalupe County (79.6%), and San Miguel County (77.23%).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's hispanic or latino population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 327621 | 48.63 |
| Catron | 697 | 19.18 |
| Chaves | 35320 | 53.69 |
| Cibola | 10265 | 37.44 |
| Colfax | 6451 | 48.71 |
| Curry | 20147 | 39.64 |
| De Baca | 776 | 39.63 |
| Doña Ana | 142661 | 66.52 |
| Eddy | 24744 | 45.45 |
| Grant | 14340 | 49.01 |
| Guadalupe | 3656 | 79.6 |
| Harding | 296 | 42.29 |
| Hidalgo | 2708 | 56.62 |
| Lea | 35791 | 53.92 |
| Lincoln | 6214 | 30.76 |
| Los Alamos | 2884 | 15.8 |
| Luna | 15906 | 63.82 |
| McKinley | 9790 | 13.53 |
| Mora | 3789 | 80.91 |
| Otero | 23643 | 35.69 |
| Quay | 3821 | 43.39 |
| Rio Arriba | 28751 | 71.54 |
| Roosevelt | 8199 | 40.35 |
| Sandoval | 49255 | 36.37 |
| San Juan | 25366 | 19.54 |
| San Miguel | 22468 | 77.23 |
| Santa Fe | 75038 | 51.13 |
| Sierra | 3460 | 29.18 |
| Socorro | 8581 | 49.12 |
| Taos | 18567 | 56.66 |
| Torrance | 6548 | 40.54 |
| Union | 1794 | 40.7 |
| Valencia | 45360 | 59.06 |
