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Las Cruces Population by Race and Ethnicity

Las Cruces Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Las Cruces, NM New Mexico United States
Population by Race
White 68,629 82.97% 1,294,263 64.02% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 2,342 2.83% 43,351 2.14% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 183 0.22% 207,554 10.27% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 1,206 1.46% 28,470 1.41% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 110 0.13% 3,730 0.18% 662,031 0.21%
Other 10,246 12.39% 444,149 21.97% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 50,211 60.70% 955,370 47.26% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 32,505 39.30% 1,066,147 52.74% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Las Cruces, NM 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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Las Cruces, New Mexico Demographics Summary


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