Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all New Mexico counties, McKinley County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (77.19%), followed by Cibola County (42.02%), and San Juan County (38.07%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011
McKinley
Cibola
San Juan
Rio Arriba
Sandoval
Socorro
Taos
Otero
Bernalillo
Valencia
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 McKinley County 77.19
2 Cibola County 42.02
3 San Juan County 38.07
4 Rio Arriba County 18.26
5 Sandoval County 13.46
6 Socorro County 12.15
7 Taos County 7.32
8 Otero County 7.14
9 Bernalillo County 5.63
10 Valencia County 4.96
11 Santa Fe County 3.95
12 Torrance County 3.65
13 Lincoln County 2.99
14 San Miguel County 2.77
15 Catron County 2.72
16 Union County 2.67
17 Mora County 2.64
18 Sierra County 2.38
19 Guadalupe County 2.34
20 Eddy County 2.22
21 Doña Ana County 2.21
22 Luna County 2.17
23 Colfax County 2.13
23 Quay County 2.13
24 Harding County 2.11
25 Chaves County 1.98
26 Roosevelt County 1.97
27 Curry County 1.92
27 Grant County 1.92
28 Lea County 1.65
29 De Baca County 1.35
30 Los Alamos County 1.1
31 Hidalgo County 0.99