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Fastest growing, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is -0.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: El Cerro Mission, NM, up 30 places to #2.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲6Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041+19.8%–

02▲30El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323+16.6%–

03▲10Chaparral, NMNM18,186+9.9%−93.0 pts

04▲5Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+8.0%−58.9 pts

05▲3Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+4.6%−58.2 pts

06▼1Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419+4.3%–

07▲21Deming, NMNM14,944+3.1%−25.5 pts

08▲2Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+2.5%−17.0 pts

09▼7Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+1.7%−9.4 pts

10▲13Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+1.3%−27.6 pts

11▲13Belen, NMNM7,589+1.2%−4.2 pts

12▲3Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+1.2%−9.7 pts

13▲1Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+1.0%−3.2 pts

14▲29Anthony, NMNM8,900+0.9%−53.9 pts

15▲6Corrales, NMNM8,484+0.7%−33.4 pts

16▲22Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+0.3%−67.1 pts

17▼5Taos, NMNM6,526-0.2%−15.9 pts

18▲28Raton, NMNM5,952-0.2%+1.0 pts

19▲16Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790-0.3%−29.0 pts

20▲25Bloomfield, NMNM7,335-0.4%−23.4 pts

21▼4Albuquerque, NMNM556,588-0.4%−17.0 pts

22▼4Española, NMNM10,458-0.5%−16.0 pts

23▲18Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949-0.5%−17.8 pts

24▼18Hobbs, NMNM40,863-0.6%+0.9 pts

25▼3Farmington, NMNM46,055-0.7%−12.0 pts

26▼25Edgewood, NMNM6,157-0.8%–

27▲17Aztec, NMNM6,091-0.8%−17.2 pts

28▲9Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-1.3%0.0 pts

29Portales, NMNM11,734-1.4%−5.5 pts

30▲12Shiprock, NMNM7,610-1.4%−7.5 pts

31▼15Lovington, NMNM11,620-1.5%−3.7 pts

32▼29Carlsbad, NMNM32,524-1.5%−4.5 pts

33▼7Roswell, NMNM46,878-1.6%−3.1 pts

34▼14Clovis, NMNM37,127-1.6%−7.2 pts

35▲4Silver City, NMNM9,284-1.7%−0.4 pts

36▼6Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-2.2%+10.1 pts

37▼10Grants, NMNM8,933-2.3%−4.4 pts

38▼27Artesia, NMNM12,735-2.3%−3.1 pts

39▼20White Rock, NMNM5,716-2.3%+0.1 pts

40▼4Socorro, NMNM8,261-2.6%−11.4 pts

41▼1South Valley, NMNM37,120-3.2%−12.6 pts

42▼17Gallup, NMNM19,969-4.0%−9.5 pts

43▼10Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864-5.1%−13.3 pts

44▼13North Valley, NMNM10,455-6.2%−1.6 pts

45▼11Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619-6.4%−157.4 pts

46▼42North Hobbs, NMNM6,034-7.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES