2025

Cities in New Mexico ranked by White Population

This list ranks the 102 cities in New Mexico based on their White population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest White population in New Mexico

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  • 1
    Albuquerque
    White population in Albuquerque is 428,677
    61.76% of Albuquerque population is White
  • 2
    Rio Rancho
    White population in Rio Rancho is 87,016
    66.87% of Rio Rancho population is White
  • 3
    Las Cruces
    White population in Las Cruces is 86,806
    61.93% of Las Cruces population is White
  • 4
    Santa Fe
    White population in Santa Fe is 72,980
    67.08% of Santa Fe population is White
  • 5
    Roswell
    White population in Roswell is 38,906
    67.46% of Roswell population is White

List of 102 cities in New Mexico by White Population

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Rank by White Population
City
White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total New Mexico White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Albuquerque 428,677 61.76% 39.31%
2 Rio Rancho 87,016 66.87% 7.98%
3 Las Cruces 86,806 61.93% 7.96%
4 Santa Fe 72,980 67.08% 6.69%
5 Roswell 38,906 67.46% 3.57%
6 Hobbs 31,926 60.77% 2.93%
7 Farmington 29,089 54.61% 2.67%
8 26,973 66.66% 2.47%
9 26,117 70.22% 2.39%
10 26,045 59.47% 2.39%
11 14,468 66.49% 1.33%
12 12,695 63.20% 1.16%
13 12,127 52.03% 1.11%
14 10,423 67.84% 0.96%
15 10,266 71.87% 0.94%
16 9,606 56.81% 0.88%
17 9,372 64.88% 0.86%
18 8,176 70.64% 0.75%
19 7,844 75.81% 0.72%
20 7,029 79.96% 0.64%
21 6,927 61.59% 0.64%
22 6,891 62.18% 0.63%
23 6,830 62.06% 0.63%
24 6,204 62.19% 0.57%
25 5,891 25.22% 0.54%
26 5,561 75.29% 0.51%
27 5,364 75.61% 0.49%
28 5,229 67.31% 0.48%
29 5,158 70.52% 0.47%
30 4,866 67.51% 0.45%
31 4,864 38.24% 0.45%
32 4,381 66.03% 0.40%
33 4,281 61.91% 0.39%
34 4,273 53.97% 0.39%
35 3,378 72.32% 0.31%
36 3,132 72.94% 0.29%
37 2,870 68.25% 0.26%
38 2,366 70.02% 0.22%
39 2,286 66.86% 0.21%
40 2,195 63.46% 0.20%
41 2,118 64.65% 0.19%
42 1,930 66.90% 0.18%
43 1,834 68.28% 0.17%
44 1,642 75.84% 0.15%
45 1,619 48.74% 0.15%
46 1,604 71.96% 0.15%
47 1,603 65.22% 0.15%
48 1,586 89.60% 0.15%
49 1,527 51.04% 0.14%
50 1,444 61.06% 0.13%
51 1,275 99.92% 0.12%
52 1,246 89.96% 0.11%
53 1,185 64.61% 0.11%
54 1,105 70.03% 0.10%
55 1,082 65.98% 0.10%
56 1,072 61.01% 0.10%
57 1,053 51.62% 0.10%
58 1,025 65.25% 0.09%
59 999 65.17% 0.09%
60 960 77.61% 0.09%
61 873 57.25% 0.08%
62 872 60.77% 0.08%
63 780 87.94% 0.07%
64 764 74.90% 0.07%
65 674 44.20% 0.06%
66 659 67.31% 0.06%
67 610 58.43% 0.06%
68 604 72.86% 0.06%
69 561 74.21% 0.05%
70 494 65.00% 0.05%
71 466 82.62% 0.04%
72 459 70.62% 0.04%
73 445 94.28% 0.04%
74 365 60.83% 0.03%
75 357 83.22% 0.03%
76 356 50.78% 0.03%
77 353 48.09% 0.03%
78 322 28.50% 0.03%
79 321 79.46% 0.03%
80 305 39.82% 0.03%
81 275 70.88% 0.03%
82 229 77.63% 0.02%
83 206 37.80% 0.02%
84 202 66.45% 0.02%
85 188 93.53% 0.02%
86 152 84.92% 0.01%
87 149 89.22% 0.01%
88 138 36.03% 0.01%
89 128 94.81% 0.01%
90 118 44.70% 0.01%
91 115 72.33% 0.01%
92 106 100.00% 0.01%
93 99 92.52% 0.01%
94 84 36.21% 0.01%
95 73 54.07% 0.01%
96 56 100.00% 0.01%
97 52 92.86% -
98 47 100.00% -
99 40 100.00% -
100 39 100.00% -
101 37 72.55% -
102 27 67.50% -

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in New Mexico by their White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines White Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as White, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as White alone, while others identify as White along with another race (such as White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and White .
  • We’ve used the “White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as White alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as White .
  2. % of Total New Mexico White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. White population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small White populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported White population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where White populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.