Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (56.07K), followed by San Juan County (50.40K), and Bernalillo County (38.28K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
McKinley
San Juan
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Cibola
Rio Arriba
Santa Fe
Doña Ana
Otero
Valencia
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 McKinley County 56073
2 San Juan County 50397
3 Bernalillo County 38284
4 Sandoval County 18277
5 Cibola County 11536
6 Rio Arriba County 7413
7 Santa Fe County 5777
8 Doña Ana County 4790
9 Otero County 4759
10 Valencia County 4008
11 Taos County 2429
12 Socorro County 2226
13 Chaves County 1353
14 Eddy County 1228
15 Lea County 1127
16 Curry County 954
17 San Miguel County 818
18 Lincoln County 680
19 Torrance County 604
20 Grant County 573
21 Luna County 549
22 Roosevelt County 390
23 Colfax County 298
24 Sierra County 276
25 Los Alamos County 201
26 Quay County 188
27 Mora County 135
28 Guadalupe County 125
29 Union County 124
30 Catron County 107
31 Hidalgo County 46
32 De Baca County 27
33 Harding County 14