's 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimate, [ 35 ] New Mexico's population was 1,962,226. The number of New Mexicans of different single races were: White , 1,375,334 (70.1%); Black , 43,931 (2.2%); American Indian or Alaskan Native, 182,136 (9.3%); Asian, 26,767 (1.4%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 854 (0.1%), and