2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

• 51.6% White
  White American
  White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
  
  
• 0.6% Black
  African American
  African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
  
  
• 36.6% Native American
  Native Americans in the United States
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• 0.4% Asian
  Asian American
  Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
  
  
• 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  Pacific Islander American
  Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...
  
  
• 3.5% Two or more races
  Multiracial American
  Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
  
  
• 7.2% Other races
  Race (United States Census)
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• 19.1% Hispanic or Latino
  Hispanic and Latino Americans
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   (of any race)

2000

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 113,801 people, 37,711 households, and 28,924 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 43,221 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 52.83% White

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, 0.44% Black

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 or African American

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, 36.88% Native American

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, 0.27% Asian

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, 0.05% Pacific Islander

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, 6.77% from other races

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, and 2.78% from two or more races. 14.99% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race.

There were 37,711 households out of which 42.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.30% were non-families. 19.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.60% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,762, and the median income for a family was $37,382. Males had a median income of $35,066 versus $21,299 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $14,282. About 18.00% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.60% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.

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Census-designated places

• Beclabito
  Beclabito, New Mexico
  Beclabito is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Beclabito is located at ....
  
  
• Crystal
  Crystal, New Mexico
  Crystal is a census-designated place in McKinley and San Juan counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The population was 347 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Flora Vista
  Flora Vista, New Mexico
  Flora Vista is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,383 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Flora Vista is located at ....
  
  
• Huerfano
  Huerfano, New Mexico
  Huerfano is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Huerfano is located at ....
  
  
• Kirtland
  Kirtland, New Mexico
  Kirtland is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,190 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Nageezi
  Nageezi, New Mexico
  Nageezi is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 296 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Nageezi is located at ....
  
  
• Napi HQ
  Napi HQ, New Mexico
  Napi HQ is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 706 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Napi HQ is located at ....
  
  
• Naschitti
  Naschitti, New Mexico
  Naschitti is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Naschitti is located at ....
  
  
• Nenahnezad
  Nenahnezad, New Mexico
  Nenahnezad is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. The Navajo place name translates as "Long Upgrade". Nenahnezad is a Chapter community just to the south of Fruitland, between the towns of Farmington and Shiprock...
  
  
• Newcomb
  Newcomb, New Mexico
  Newcomb is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Newcomb is located at ....
  
  
• Ojo Amarillo
  Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico
  Ojo Amarillo is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Sanostee
  Sanostee, New Mexico
  Sanostee is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 429 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sanostee is located at ....
  
  
• Sheep Springs
  Sheep Springs, New Mexico
  Sheep Springs is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Shiprock
  Shiprock, New Mexico
  Shiprock is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo reservation. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Upper Fruitland
  Upper Fruitland, New Mexico
  Upper Fruitland is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, USA. The population was 1,664 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  

See also

• Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
  Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
  The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 1984, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, with the exception of three parcels of private Navajo land...
  
  
• National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico
  National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States...