The counties below are either currently minority-majority or will soon tip to be minority-majority. They are grouped by state. These counties are in the West. If you would like to see counties in the South, go here. Counties in the Midwest are here. All of the data below come from U.S. Census Bureau estimates from 2007.
The chart shows three categories of “minority majority status.” “2000” counties are those that were majority-minority at the time of the 2000 Census. “2007” designates counties that became majority-minority between 2000 and 2007. “Tipping” counties are those that are at least 40 percent minority and where the minority population grew by at least 2.5 percent between 2000 and 2007.
| ARIZONA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2000 | Apache | St. Johns | American Indian | 69,980 | 14.6% | -2.2% | 79.7% | 1.0% | 72.3% | 5.1% |
| 2000 | Navajo | Holbrook | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 111,273 | 16.2% | 12.6% | 56.8% | 1.1% | 45.0% | 9.2% |
| 2000 | Santa Cruz | Nogales | Hispanic | 42,845 | 14.2% | 11.1% | 81.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 80.2% |
| CALIFORNIA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2000 | Colusa | Colusa | Hispanic | 21,302 | 0.6% | 25.2% | 57.0% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 50.6% |
| Tipping | Glenn | Willows | White | 28,111 | -1.9% | 20.4% | 41.6% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 34.7% |
| 2000 | Madera | Madera | Hispanic | 146,513 | 2.8% | 33.7% | 59.0% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 50.2% |
| COLORADO | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2000 | Alamosa | Alamosa | White | 15,313 | -3.7% | 9.5% | 48.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 43.6% |
| 2000 | Conejos | Conejos | Hispanic | 8,074 | 2.6% | -8.1% | 57.7% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 56.0% |
| 2000 | Costilla | San Luis | Hispanic | 3,309 | 3.1% | -14.8% | 67.2% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 62.7% |
| Tipping | Lake | Leadville | White | 7,913 | -9.0% | 17.9% | 44.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 41.8% |
| IDAHO | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| Tipping | Clark | Dubois | White | 906 | -19.9% | 3.8% | 42.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 40.0% |
| MONTANA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2000 | Big Horn | Hardin | American Indian | 12,798 | -6.8% | 5.3% | 67.4% | 0.5% | 59.1% | 4.4% |
| 2007 | Blaine | Chinook | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 6,550 | -11.8% | -0.7% | 50.5% | 0.2% | 46.8% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | Glacier | Cut Bank | American Indian | 13,382 | -7.2% | 5.5% | 67.4% | 0.8% | 60.4% | 3.1% |
| 2000 | Roosevelt | Wolf Point | American Indian | 10,148 | -14.9% | 2.8% | 63.4% | 0.2% | 58.4% | 1.9% |
| NEW MEXICO | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2007 | Chaves | Roswell | Bi-Racial: Wh-Hsp | 62,595 | -8.0% | 13.0% | 52.8% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 48.4% |
| 2000 | Cibola | Grants | Tri-Racial | 27,261 | 2.8% | 7.7% | 75.9% | 1.4% | 39.4% | 33.5% |
| 2007 | Colfax | Raton | Bi-Racial: Wh-Hsp | 13,216 | -8.3% | -5.4% | 50.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 47.8% |
| 2000 | Curry | Clovis | White | 45,328 | -12.1% | 19.0% | 48.5% | 7.4% | 0.8% | 35.3% |
| 2000 | Eddy | Carlsbad | White | 51,002 | -7.5% | 7.4% | 45.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 41.7% |
| 2000 | Grant | Silver City | Bi-Racial: Wh-Hsp | 29,699 | -5.1% | -3.3% | 51.5% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 48.1% |
| 2000 | Guadalupe | Santa Rosa | Hispanic | 4,447 | 9.9% | -7.8% | 81.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 77.8% |
| 2000 | Hidalgo | Lordsburg | Hispanic | 4,945 | -21.5% | -13.0% | 59.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 58.2% |
| 2007 | Lea | Lovington | Bi-Racial: Wh-Hsp | 58,043 | -9.8% | 21.5% | 53.2% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 46.6% |
| 2000 | Luna | Deming | Hispanic | 26,996 | 1.5% | 12.2% | 62.5% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 59.7% |
| 2000 | McKinley | Gallup | American Indian | 70,059 | -5.3% | -6.5% | 87.6% | 0.9% | 71.9% | 13.0% |
| 2000 | Mora | Mora | Hispanic | 5,069 | 9.9% | -4.6% | 80.8% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 79.5% |
| 2000 | Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | Hispanic | 40,827 | -1.7% | -0.7% | 86.1% | 0.3% | 13.0% | 72.0% |
| Tipping | Roosevelt | Portales | White | 19,142 | -1.7% | 19.7% | 41.8% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 36.6% |
| 2000 | San Juan | Aztec | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 122,427 | 2.3% | 12.2% | 55.5% | 0.9% | 35.4% | 17.4% |
| 2000 | San Miguel | Las Vegas | Hispanic | 28,655 | -3.6% | -5.2% | 80.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 77.0% |
| 2000 | Socorro | Socorro | Bi-Racial: Wh-Hsp | 18,118 | -0.6% | 0.7% | 62.1% | 0.6% | 11.2% | 46.6% |
| 2000 | Taos | Taos | Hispanic | 31,608 | 13.6% | 1.1% | 62.7% | 0.5% | 6.0% | 54.8% |
| Tipping | Torrance | Estancia | White | 16,598 | -4.0% | 1.2% | 43.3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 37.6% |
| UTAH | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2000 | San Juan | Monticello | American Indian | 14,484 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 60.2% | 0.9% | 52.7% | 4.4% |
| WASHINGTON | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Majority Race | Population 2007 | % Change White 2000-07 | % Change Minority 2000-07 | % Minority 2007 | % Black 2007 | % Am. Ind. 2007 | % Hispanic 2007 |
| 2007 | Adams | Ritzville | Hispanic | 16,982 | -10.9% | 18.4% | 55.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 53.5% |
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