New Mexico

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Total Foreign Born
2000 2006 Number Change Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 149,606 197,251 47,645 31.8%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Year
Total Foreign Born 2006 197,251
Entered 2000 or Later 57,773
Entered 1990-1999 51,741
Entered 1989 or Earlier 87,737

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Total Foreign Born by Place of Birth
2000 2006 Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 149,606 197,251 31.8%
Total Foreign Born Europe 2000 15,286 17,034 11.4%
Total Foreign Born Asia 2000 14,330 18,574 29.6%
Total Foreign Born Caribbean 2000 2,306 3,690 60%
Total Foreign Born Mexico 2000 107,272 143,537 33.8%
Total Foreign Born Other Central America 2000 2,841 5,312 87%
Total Foreign Born South America 2000 2,439 3,129 28.3%
Total Foreign Born Other Areas 2000 5,132 5,975 16.4%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Citizenship status
2000 2006
Total Foreign Born 149,606 197,251
Foreign Born Naturalized 52,103 57,959
Foreign Born Not a Citizen 97,503 139,292

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Components of Change
2000 Population 3,750
2006 Population 4,274
Population Change 524
Percent Change 14%
International Migration 2000-2006 324
International Migration as Percent of Total Change 61.8%

Source: 2000 Census

Racial and Ethnic Breakdown
2000 2006 Percent
Population 1,819,046 1,954,599 -
White, Non-Latino (NL) 813,495 828,965 42.4%
Black NL 30,654 35,849 1.8%
Latino 765,386 860,687 44%
American Indian/ Alaskan Native NL 161,460 176,968 9.1%
Asian NL 18,257 23,557 1.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NL 992 1,053 0.1%
Other NL 28,802 27,520 1.4%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Language Spoken at Home
2000 2006
Total Population over 5 1,689,911 1,812,867
Speaks English Well or Better 1,604,838 1,711,562
Speaks English Not Well or Not At All 85,073 101,305
Percent Who Speak English Not Well or Not At All 5% 5.6%
% Change From 2000-2006 19.1%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

The following data is only available at the state-level:

Number of Immigrants Who Were Granted Legal Resident Status
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Admitted Legal Resident Status 32,483 3,805

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Time Period: 1997-2006

Number of Immigrants Naturalized
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Naturalized 10,014 1,538

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Period: 1997-2006

Number of Refugee Arrival
2003 2004 2005 2006 Total State Rank Percent of Total in U.S.
Refugee Arrival 96 194 105 159 554 39 0%

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Period: 2003-2006

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