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Fastest growing, New Mexico cities · 2000

New Mexico cities ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619+150.9%–

02Chaparral, NMNM18,186+102.9%–

03Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+67.3%–

04Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+66.9%–

05Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+62.7%–

06Anthony, NMNM8,900+54.8%–

07Corrales, NMNM8,484+34.2%–

08Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+28.9%–

09Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790+28.7%–

10Deming, NMNM14,944+28.7%–

11Bloomfield, NMNM7,335+23.1%–

12Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+19.5%–

13Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949+17.3%–

14Albuquerque, NMNM556,588+16.6%–

15Aztec, NMNM6,091+16.4%–

16Taos, NMNM6,526+15.6%–

17Española, NMNM10,458+15.5%–

18Farmington, NMNM46,055+11.3%–

19Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+11.1%–

20Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+10.9%–

21South Valley, NMNM37,120+9.4%–

22Socorro, NMNM8,261+8.8%–

23Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864+8.2%–

24Shiprock, NMNM7,610+6.1%–

25Clovis, NMNM37,127+5.5%–

26Gallup, NMNM19,969+5.5%–

27Belen, NMNM7,589+5.4%–

28Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+4.3%–

29Portales, NMNM11,734+4.1%–

30Carlsbad, NMNM32,524+2.9%–

31Lovington, NMNM11,620+2.2%–

32Grants, NMNM8,933+2.1%–

33Roswell, NMNM46,878+1.4%–

34Artesia, NMNM12,735+0.8%–

35Raton, NMNM5,952-1.2%–

36Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-1.3%–

37Silver City, NMNM9,284-1.3%–

38Hobbs, NMNM40,863-1.6%–

39White Rock, NMNM5,716-2.4%–

40North Valley, NMNM10,455-4.7%–

41Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-12.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS