Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all New Mexico counties, Curry County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (5.76%), followed by Lea County (3.59%), and Otero County (3.26%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Curry
Lea
Otero
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Union
Chaves
Roosevelt
Guadalupe
Doña Ana
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Curry County 5.76
2 Lea County 3.59
3 Otero County 3.26
4 Bernalillo County 2.49
5 Sandoval County 1.92
6 Union County 1.65
7 Chaves County 1.64
8 Roosevelt County 1.54
9 Guadalupe County 1.47
10 Doña Ana County 1.34
11 San Miguel County 1.27
12 Torrance County 1.13
13 Eddy County 1.1
14 Valencia County 1.07
15 Quay County 1.03
16 Cibola County 0.85
17 Socorro County 0.83
18 Luna County 0.77
19 Santa Fe County 0.69
20 Grant County 0.66
21 Hidalgo County 0.62
21 Los Alamos County 0.62
22 Catron County 0.51
23 San Juan County 0.49
24 McKinley County 0.48
25 Lincoln County 0.44
26 Harding County 0.42
26 Sierra County 0.42
27 Taos County 0.38
28 Colfax County 0.35
29 Rio Arriba County 0.3
30 De Baca County 0.25
30 Mora County 0.25