Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Santa Fe County, NM

The map below shows majority race by area in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Santa Fe County, NM map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Santa Fe County overall is hispanic, making up 47.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 44.2%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Santa Fe County

 
Self-Identified Race
Santa Fe County, NM Population
White
44.2%
Hispanic
47.8%
Black
0.8%
Asian
1.6%
Native American
2.1%
Other
3.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Santa Fe County, NM

The map below shows diversity in Santa Fe 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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Santa Fe County Diversity Score

57.4

More diverse than 88% of US counties

Santa Fe County has a diversity score of 57.4: 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. Santa Fe County is much more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 88% of them. Within Santa Fe County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Santa Fe County, and the least diverse areas are in west Santa Fe 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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