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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041+19.8%–

02El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323+16.6%–

03Chaparral, NMNM18,186+9.9%−90%

04Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+8.0%−88%

05Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+4.6%−93%

06Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419+4.3%–

07Deming, NMNM14,944+3.1%−89%

08Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+2.5%−87%

09Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+1.7%−84%

10Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+1.3%−95%

11Belen, NMNM7,589+1.2%−77%

12Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+1.2%−89%

13Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+1.0%−76%

14Anthony, NMNM8,900+0.9%−98%

15Corrales, NMNM8,484+0.7%−98%

16Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+0.3%−100%

17Taos, NMNM6,526-0.2%−102%

18Raton, NMNM5,952-0.2%−80%

19Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790-0.3%−101%

20Bloomfield, NMNM7,335-0.4%−102%

21Albuquerque, NMNM556,588-0.4%−102%

22Española, NMNM10,458-0.5%−103%

23Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949-0.5%−103%

24Hobbs, NMNM40,863-0.6%−60%

25Farmington, NMNM46,055-0.7%−106%

26Edgewood, NMNM6,157-0.8%–

27Aztec, NMNM6,091-0.8%−105%

28Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-1.3%−1%

29Portales, NMNM11,734-1.4%−134%

30Shiprock, NMNM7,610-1.4%−123%

31Lovington, NMNM11,620-1.5%−166%

32Carlsbad, NMNM32,524-1.5%−152%

33Roswell, NMNM46,878-1.6%−213%

34Clovis, NMNM37,127-1.6%−129%

35Silver City, NMNM9,284-1.7%+34%

36Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-2.2%−82%

37Grants, NMNM8,933-2.3%−211%

38Artesia, NMNM12,735-2.3%−400%

39White Rock, NMNM5,716-2.3%−2%

40Socorro, NMNM8,261-2.6%−129%

41South Valley, NMNM37,120-3.2%−134%

42Gallup, NMNM19,969-4.0%−173%

43Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864-5.1%−161%

44North Valley, NMNM10,455-6.2%+33%

45Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619-6.4%−104%

46North Hobbs, NMNM6,034-7.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES