Ranking of New Mexico Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (57.96K), followed by San Juan County (52.31K), and Bernalillo County (45.47K).

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 2021
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 2021
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 McKinley County 57963
2 San Juan County 52310
3 Bernalillo County 45472
4 Sandoval County 21649
5 Cibola County 13079
6 Rio Arriba County 8750
7 Santa Fe County 6856
8 Doña Ana County 5625
9 Otero County 5585
10 Valencia County 5318
11 Taos County 2890
12 Socorro County 2402
13 Chaves County 1774
14 Lea County 1558
15 Eddy County 1553
16 Curry County 1147
17 Lincoln County 931
18 San Miguel County 926
19 Luna County 753
20 Grant County 674
21 Torrance County 655
22 Roosevelt County 442
23 Colfax County 406
24 Sierra County 382
25 Los Alamos County 302
26 Quay County 238
27 Catron County 166
28 Mora County 157
29 Guadalupe County 151
30 Union County 138
31 Hidalgo County 63
32 De Baca County 44
33 Harding County 17