Santa Fe County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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Santa Fe County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

87.9%

Foreign Born

12.1%

Naturalized

5.2%

US Citizens

93.1%

Santa Fe County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Santa Fe County, New Mexico Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Santa Fe County, New Mexico Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	156,105	12.1%	87.9%
2023	155,175	12.0%	88.0%
2022	154,481	12.1%	87.9%
2021	153,632	12.0%	88.0%
2020	150,319	11.8%	88.2%
2019	149,293	12.0%	88.0%
2018	148,917	12.5%	87.5%
2017	147,514	12.1%	87.9%
2016	147,320	12.4%	87.6%
2015	147,108	13.3%	86.7%
2014	146,361	12.8%	87.2%
2013	145,400	13.5%	86.5%
2012	144,209	13.3%	86.7%
2011	143,053	13.1%	86.9%
2010	141,702	12.9%	87.1%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Approximately 12.1% of residents in Santa Fe County, New Mexico were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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