Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in San Miguel County, NM

The map below shows majority race by area in San Miguel County, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on San Miguel County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

San Miguel County, NM map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in San Miguel County overall is hispanic, making up 74.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 18.0%. There are more hispanic people in the south areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in San Miguel County

 
Self-Identified Race
San Miguel County, NM Population
White
18.0%
Hispanic
74.0%
Black
1.3%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
1.7%
Other
4.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for San Miguel County, NM

The map below shows diversity in San Miguel County. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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San Miguel County Diversity Score

41.7

More diverse than 62% of US counties

San Miguel County has a diversity score of 41.7: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. San Miguel County is more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 62% of them. Within San Miguel County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast San Miguel County, and the least diverse areas are in south San Miguel County.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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