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Las Cruces, NM 88012 Population by Race and Ethnicity

Las Cruces, NM 88012 Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Las Cruces, NM 88012 New Mexico United States
Population by Race
White 20,520 81.78% 1,294,263 64.02% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 644 2.57% 43,351 2.14% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 51 0.20% 207,554 10.27% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 190 0.76% 28,470 1.41% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 51 0.20% 3,730 0.18% 662,031 0.21%
Other 3,637 14.49% 444,149 21.97% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 17,378 69.25% 955,370 47.26% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 7,715 30.75% 1,066,147 52.74% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Las Cruces, NM 88012 may also contain data for the following areas: Las Cruces

Race versus Ethnicity: According to the Census, race and ethnicity are considered two separate and distinct identities. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked as a separate question and categorized under ethnicity. In addition to their race and/or races, all respondents are categorized by one of two ethnicities, which are "Hispanic" and "Non Hispanic."

Hispanic Ethnicity: According to the Census, people of Hispanic origin, were those who indicated that their origin was Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or some other Hispanic origin. It should be noted that people of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

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