Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (54.54K), followed by San Juan County (48.00K), and Bernalillo County (30.44K).

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 Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2021
McKinley
San Juan
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Cibola
Rio Arriba
Santa Fe
Otero
Valencia
Taos
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population
1 McKinley County 54537
2 San Juan County 48000
3 Bernalillo County 30443
4 Sandoval County 18149
5 Cibola County 11975
6 Rio Arriba County 6520
7 Santa Fe County 4072
8 Otero County 3980
9 Valencia County 3362
10 Taos County 2004
11 Socorro County 1895
12 Doña Ana County 1769
13 Lincoln County 607
14 Eddy County 604
15 Lea County 593
16 Chaves County 563
17 San Miguel County 326
18 Torrance County 306
19 Curry County 305
20 Grant County 257
21 Luna County 201
22 Colfax County 199
23 Roosevelt County 190
24 Los Alamos County 185
25 Sierra County 176
26 Catron County 126
27 Quay County 99
28 Union County 63
29 Guadalupe County 60
30 Hidalgo County 27
30 Mora County 27
31 De Baca County 24
32 Harding County 1