Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (57.28K), followed by San Juan County (52.13K), and Bernalillo County (42.74K).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017
McKinley
San Juan
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Cibola
Rio Arriba
Santa Fe
Otero
Doña Ana
Valencia
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 McKinley County 57283
2 San Juan County 52127
3 Bernalillo County 42740
4 Sandoval County 20123
5 Cibola County 11792
6 Rio Arriba County 7621
7 Santa Fe County 6292
8 Otero County 5369
9 Doña Ana County 5273
10 Valencia County 4630
11 Taos County 2506
12 Socorro County 2408
13 Chaves County 1601
14 Eddy County 1351
15 Lea County 1326
16 Curry County 1025
17 San Miguel County 869
18 Lincoln County 867
19 Grant County 658
20 Torrance County 646
21 Luna County 621
22 Roosevelt County 423
23 Sierra County 332
24 Colfax County 323
25 Los Alamos County 274
26 Quay County 203
27 Guadalupe County 140
28 Mora County 136
29 Catron County 133
30 Union County 132
31 Hidalgo County 56
32 De Baca County 35
33 Harding County 15