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Highest fertility rate, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by general fertility rate, meaning births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 53.5.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Belen, NMNM7,589173.2+199%

02Anthony, NMNM8,900157.6+126%

03North Hobbs, NMNM6,034144.2+275%

04Clovis, NMNM37,127134.6+71%

05Los Alamos, NMNM13,317118.3+356%

06Lovington, NMNM11,620104.8+86%

07Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041100.5+42%

08Grants, NMNM8,93396.1+32%

09Las Vegas, NMNM12,57486.5+37%

10Sunland Park, NMNM18,26880.5+16%

11Carlsbad, NMNM32,52477.1+10%

12Silver City, NMNM9,28475.9+100%

13Los Lunas, NMNM20,57270.6+15%

14Hobbs, NMNM40,86369.9−20%

15Artesia, NMNM12,73568.2+24%

16Farmington, NMNM46,05568.0−26%

17South Valley, NMNM37,12061.7−11%

18Roswell, NMNM46,87860.5−26%

19Socorro, NMNM8,26156.8−58%

20Bloomfield, NMNM7,33555.5−64%

21White Rock, NMNM5,71655.5+85%

22Las Cruces, NMNM116,97853.9+6%

23Ruidoso, NMNM7,58053.5−15%

24Santa Fe, NMNM89,83749.2−16%

25Alamogordo, NMNM31,90648.7−39%

26Edgewood, NMNM6,15748.7+106%

27Portales, NMNM11,73448.4−37%

28Albuquerque, NMNM556,58845.5−21%

29Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41945.5−28%

30Gallup, NMNM19,96943.7+4%

31Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94943.0+59%

32Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86438.2+18%

33Chaparral, NMNM18,18637.3−28%

34Española, NMNM10,45833.8−66%

35Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79033.4+738%

36Deming, NMNM14,94432.2−18%

37Aztec, NMNM6,09131.4−75%

38Shiprock, NMNM7,61020.9−72%

39Bernalillo, NMNM9,15917.0−84%

40Raton, NMNM5,95214.4−81%

41El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32313.8−69%

42Corrales, NMNM8,4845.4−56%

43Tucumcari, NMNM5,0824.6−93%

44Taos, NMNM6,5260.0−100%

45North Valley, NMNM10,4550.0−100%

46Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6190.0–

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