State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode)
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 268,918,512.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 1,062,955.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

McKinley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.5 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 62,370.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 564 of 3143

Catron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 2,970.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 483 of 3143

Los Alamos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.7 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 15,660.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 452 of 3143

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.6 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 96,604.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 384 of 3143

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 68.3 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 7,858.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 226 of 3143

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 13,242.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 200 of 3143

Cibola County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.1 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 16,664.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 171 of 3143

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.8 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 40,941.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 168 of 3143

Sandoval County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.7 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 88,008.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 162 of 3143

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 314.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 154 of 3143

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 2,344.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 142 of 3143

Roosevelt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.4 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 10,835.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 138 of 3143

Curry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.3 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 27,445.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 137 of 3143

Torrance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 8,463.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 134 of 3143

Quay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 4,675.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 124 of 3143

Colfax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 6,268.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 109 of 3143

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 13,982.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 105 of 3143

Socorro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 8,210.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 103 of 3143

Bernalillo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 333,082.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 101 of 3143

Eddy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.1 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 30,023.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 100 of 3143

Santa Fe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 75,285.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 99 of 3143

Taos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.2 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 14,836.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 75 of 3143

Chaves County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.6 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 27,062.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 72 of 3143

Hidalgo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.1 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 1,731.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 69 of 3143

Lea County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.3 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 28,558.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 59 of 3143

Valencia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.7 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 29,435.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 55 of 3143

De Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.7 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 724.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 54 of 3143

Luna County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.6 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 7,980.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 38 of 3143

Dona Ana County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.1 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 67,819.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 36 of 3143

Rio Arriba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.7 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 11,563.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 32 of 3143

Guadalupe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.6 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 1,233.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 30 of 3143

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 6,057.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 25 of 3143

Mora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
• People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode]) : The number of people (non-hispanic [origin recode]) is 714.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 18 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/08/2023 12:28 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode), see the dictionary.
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