Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (56.87K), followed by San Juan County (51.88K), and Bernalillo County (44.17K).

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 2019
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 2019
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 McKinley County 56865
2 San Juan County 51881
3 Bernalillo County 44169
4 Sandoval County 20833
5 Cibola County 11720
6 Rio Arriba County 7763
7 Santa Fe County 6499
8 Otero County 5551
9 Doña Ana County 5438
10 Valencia County 5027
11 Taos County 2515
12 Socorro County 2447
13 Chaves County 1624
14 Lea County 1445
15 Eddy County 1423
16 Curry County 1088
17 San Miguel County 887
18 Lincoln County 876
19 Grant County 664
20 Luna County 659
21 Torrance County 644
22 Roosevelt County 420
23 Sierra County 348
24 Colfax County 337
25 Los Alamos County 295
26 Quay County 220
27 Guadalupe County 145
27 Mora County 145
28 Catron County 143
29 Union County 132
30 Hidalgo County 66
31 De Baca County 45
32 Harding County 17