New Mexico Population Demographics

  • Total population: 2,117,522 (2020 Census); up 2.8% from 2010.
  • Population density: 17.5 people/sq mi (6.8/km²); land area 121,298 sq mi, among the least dense U.S. states.
  • Age structure: median age ~38.4 years; under 18: 23.9%; 65 and over: 18.0%.
  • Gender: 50.5% female, 49.5% male.
  • Racial/ethnic composition (shares of total population):
    • Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 49.3%
    • White alone, not Hispanic: 37.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native alone: 11.0%
    • Black or African American alone: 2.6%
    • Asian alone: 1.8%
    • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone: 0.3%
    • Two or more races: 3.4%
  • Insights: New Mexico is a majority-minority state driven by a large Hispanic population and one of the highest American Indian shares nationally; it is sparsely populated outside the Albuquerque–Santa Fe corridor and is aging, with nearly one in five residents 65+.

Important Facts About New Mexico

  • Basics: Admitted in 1912 as the 47th state; capital Santa Fe (oldest state capital in the U.S.); largest city Albuquerque; area 121,590 sq mi (5th largest); population 2.11 million (2023 est.).
  • History: Deep Indigenous Puebloan roots; 1680 Pueblo Revolt; U.S. control after the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; Manhattan Project at Los Alamos (1943–45); first atomic detonation at Trinity Site (1945).
  • Culture/architecture: Iconic adobe and Pueblo Revival styles; Palace of the Governors (1610–12), oldest continuously used public building in the U.S.; UNESCO sites include Taos Pueblo and Chaco Culture for monumental Puebloan architecture.
  • Natural features: White Sands National Park protects the world’s largest gypsum dunefield; Carlsbad Caverns National Park (UNESCO) contains 119 known caves; highest point Wheeler Peak at 13,167 ft; Gila Wilderness (1924) was the first designated U.S. wilderness.
  • Economy—energy/tech: Second-largest U.S. crude oil producer (Permian Basin); top-10 natural gas producer; major federal R&D centers at Los Alamos and Sandia; aerospace/defense anchored by White Sands Missile Range and Spaceport America.
  • Economy—ag/tourism: Leading producer of Hatch chile; among top U.S. states for pecans and dairy; growing film/TV hub with Netflix and NBCUniversal in Albuquerque; tourism driven by three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, national parks, and Route 66 heritage.

New Mexico Email User Demographics

  • Estimated email users: about 1.48 million adults in New Mexico (≈92% of ~1.61 million adults use email).
  • Age distribution of email users (approx.): 18–24 ≈12%; 25–44 ≈33%; 45–64 ≈32%; 65+ ≈23% (email adoption is high across ages but slightly lower among seniors).
  • Gender breakdown: ≈50.5% female, 49.5% male (email users largely mirror the adult population).
  • Racial and ethnic composition of email users (mirrors population): Hispanic or Latino (any race) ≈50.9%; White alone, not Hispanic ≈36.1%; American Indian/Alaska Native ≈11.0%; Black ≈2.6%; Asian ≈1.9%; Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ≈0.2%; Two or more races ≈4.6%.
  • Population density (context): about 17.4 people per square mile (population ~2.11 million over ~121,298 square miles).

Phone Usage Statistics in New Mexico State

  • Population density: ~17.2 people per square mile (2020 Census).
  • Estimated phone users: ≈1.70 million New Mexico residents use a cellphone (ages 13+), based on applying national ownership rates (teens ~95%, adults 18–64 ~98%, 65+ ~92%) to the state’s age structure (~2.1M residents).
  • Age distribution of phone users: 13–17 ≈7.6%; 18–64 ≈70.6%; 65+ ≈21.7% (slightly lower adoption among seniors).
  • Gender breakdown of phone users: Female ≈50.5%; Male ≈49.5% (ownership rates are similar by gender, so users mirror the population).
  • Racial and ethnic composition of phone users (mirrors state demographics given near-universal adoption): Hispanic/Latino ≈50%; White (non-Hispanic) ≈37%; American Indian/Alaska Native ≈11%; Black ≈3%; Asian ≈2%.

Social Media User Statistics in New Mexico

  • Estimated social media users in New Mexico: ~1.54M (≈73% of 2.11M residents; 2024 est.)
  • Age distribution of social media users: 13–17 8% (~123k); 18–24 15% (~231k); 25–34 22% (~339k); 35–44 20% (~308k); 45–54 15% (~231k); 55–64 12% (~185k); 65+ 8% (~123k)
  • Gender breakdown: ~51% female (~0.79M), ~49% male (~0.75M)
  • Platform users in NM (monthly, est., applying U.S. reach to NM population):
    • YouTube (Google): ~1.73M (~82% of population)
    • Facebook: ~1.08M (~51%)
    • Instagram: ~0.97M (~46%)
    • Twitter (X): ~0.40M (~19%)
    • Discord: ~0.30M (~14%)
    • Tinder: ~0.13M (~6%)
    • Bumble: ~0.08M (~4%)
    • OnlyFans: ~0.04M (~2%)
  • Insight: Urban centers (Albuquerque, Santa Fe) skew younger, bolstering Instagram/YouTube and dating apps; Facebook remains strong statewide, including rural communities.

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Counties in New Mexico