Sierra County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Sierra County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

92.5%

Foreign Born

7.5%

Naturalized

1.7%

US Citizens

94.2%

Sierra County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Sierra 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.

Sierra 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	11,500	7.5%	92.5%
2023	11,511	8.4%	91.6%
2022	11,506	4.2%	95.8%
2021	11,512	4.4%	95.6%
2020	10,988	4.3%	95.7%
2019	11,031	4.5%	95.5%
2018	11,135	4.4%	95.6%
2017	11,254	4.2%	95.8%
2016	11,442	4.0%	96.0%
2015	11,615	4.3%	95.7%
2014	11,774	4.9%	95.1%
2013	11,898	4.9%	95.1%
2012	11,956	4.4%	95.6%
2011	11,925	4.3%	95.7%
2010	11,938	3.2%	96.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Sierra County, New Mexico

Approximately 7.5% of residents in Sierra County, New Mexico were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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