The 10 Whitest Cities In New Mexico For 2023


The whitest cities in New Mexico are Corrales and Ruidoso for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in New Mexico research summary. We analyzed New Mexico’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in New Mexico based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in New Mexico is Corrales based on the most recent Census data.

  • Corrales is 68.43% White.

  • The least White city in New Mexico is Sunland Park.

  • Sunland Park is 4.32% White.

  • New Mexico is 36.0% White.

  • New Mexico is the 48th Whitest state in the United States.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in New Mexico. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in New Mexico. In particular, we ranked each place in New Mexico by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in New Mexico?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in New Mexico for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in New Mexico for 2023:

  1. Corrales
  2. Ruidoso
  3. Truth or Consequences
  4. Aztec
  5. Alamogordo
  6. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  7. Rio Rancho
  8. Portales
  9. Taos
  10. Silver City

What is the whitest city in New Mexico for 2023? According to the most recent census data Corrales ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Sunland Park is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

For more New Mexico reading, check out:

The 10 Whitest Cities In New Mexico For 2023

1. Corrales

Corrales, NM

Source: Wikipedia User Chris English | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 8,488
% White: 68.43%
More on Corrales: Data | Real Estate

2. Ruidoso

Ruidoso, NM

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,636
% White: 63.06%
More on Ruidoso: Data | Real Estate

3. Truth Or Consequences

Truth Or Consequences, NM

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,078
% White: 58.64%
More on Truth Or Consequences: Data | Real Estate

4. Aztec

Aztec, NM

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,283
% White: 56.15%
More on Aztec: Data | Real Estate

5. Alamogordo

Alamogordo, NM

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 31,201
% White: 55.67%
More on Alamogordo: Data | Real Estate

6. Los Ranchos De Albuquerque

Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM

Source: Wikipedia User John Phelan | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 5,904
% White: 47.56%
More on Los Ranchos De Albuquerque: Data | Real Estate

7. Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho, NM

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 102,403
% White: 46.48%
More on Rio Rancho: Data | Real Estate

8. Portales

Portales, NM

Source: Wikipedia User Wordbuilder | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,151
% White: 45.9%
More on Portales: Data | Real Estate

9. Taos

Taos, NM

Source: Wikipedia User Zeality | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 6,524
% White: 45.37%
More on Taos: Data | Real Estate

10. Silver City

Silver City, NM

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,694
% White: 43.73%
More on Silver City: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in New Mexico for 2023

To rank the whitest places in New Mexico, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.

We had to count how many white people living there per capita. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in New Mexico.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 32 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 68.4% to 4.3%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Corrales took the distinction of being the most White, while Sunland Park was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2023. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in New Mexico.

Read on for more information on how the cities in New Mexico ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across New Mexico

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in New Mexico. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in New Mexico.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in New Mexico:

  1. Sunland Park
  2. Las Vegas
  3. Gallup

For more New Mexico reading, check out:

White Population By City In New Mexico

Rank City % White Population
1 Corrales 68.43% 8,488
2 Ruidoso 63.06% 7,636
3 Truth Or Consequences 58.64% 6,078
4 Aztec 56.15% 6,283
5 Alamogordo 55.67% 31,201
6 Los Ranchos De Albuquerque 47.56% 5,904
7 Rio Rancho 46.48% 102,403
8 Portales 45.9% 12,151
9 Taos 45.37% 6,524
10 Silver City 43.73% 9,694
11 Farmington 42.68% 46,696
12 Carlsbad 42.43% 31,525
13 Clovis 40.47% 38,505
14 Bloomfield 39.55% 7,514
15 Santa Fe 39.54% 86,935
16 Artesia 39.04% 12,637
17 Raton 38.19% 6,082
18 Albuquerque 37.42% 562,336
19 Roswell 34.97% 48,347
20 Socorro 34.47% 8,553
21 Los Lunas 32.12% 17,072
22 Las Cruces 31.59% 109,934
23 Hobbs 30.52% 39,476
24 Bernalillo 28.96% 9,049
25 Tucumcari 28.58% 5,221
26 Belen 27.99% 7,374
27 Grants 24.19% 9,208
28 Deming 23.14% 14,730
29 Lovington 21.79% 11,505
30 Gallup 16.83% 21,901
31 Las Vegas 14.77% 13,247
32 Sunland Park 4.32% 16,488
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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