StateMaster - New Mexico People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	60.9	[14th of 51]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	39,000	[27th of 43]
Median Age	35.8	[38th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	9.6%	[48th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	9.5%	[44th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	73.7%	[1st of 49]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	14.9 %	[9th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.1 %	[34th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	2.3 %	[39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	9.2 %	[18th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone	70.7 %	[40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	43.1 %	[49th of 51]
Population	1,928,384	[37th of 56]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	6%	[17th of 52]
Population density	15	[45th of 50]
Sex Ratio	95.7	[28th of 51]
Total Black Population	30,723	[40th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	841,285	[9th of 51]
Total Two or More Races	9,808	[48th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	52	[35th of 51]

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; US Census Bureau; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org

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