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Largest by population, New Mexico cities · 2020

The most populous us cities as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,588564,559+26%

02Las Cruces, NMNM116,978111,385+50%

03Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419104,046+101%

04Santa Fe, NMNM89,83787,505+41%

05Roswell, NMNM46,87848,422+7%

06Farmington, NMNM46,05546,624+23%

07Hobbs, NMNM40,86340,508+41%

08Clovis, NMNM37,12738,567+18%

09South Valley, NMNM37,12038,338−2%

10Carlsbad, NMNM32,52432,238+26%

11Alamogordo, NMNM31,90630,898−13%

12Gallup, NMNM19,96921,899+8%

13Los Lunas, NMNM20,57217,242+72%

14Sunland Park, NMNM18,26816,702+25%

15Chaparral, NMNM18,18616,551+171%

16Deming, NMNM14,94414,758+5%

17Los Alamos, NMNM13,31713,179+11%

18Las Vegas, NMNM12,57413,166−10%

19Artesia, NMNM12,73512,875+20%

20Portales, NMNM11,73412,137+9%

21Lovington, NMNM11,62011,668+23%

22North Valley, NMNM10,45511,149−6%

23Española, NMNM10,45810,526+9%

24Silver City, NMNM9,2849,704−8%

25Grants, NMNM8,9339,163+4%

26Bernalillo, NMNM9,1598,977+36%

27Socorro, NMNM8,2618,707−2%

28Anthony, NMNM8,9008,693+10%

29Corrales, NMNM8,4848,493+16%

30Shiprock, NMNM7,6107,718−5%

31Ruidoso, NMNM7,5807,679−0%

32Bloomfield, NMNM7,3357,421+16%

33Belen, NMNM7,5897,360+7%

34North Hobbs, NMNM6,0346,529–

35Taos, NMNM6,5266,474+38%

36Aztec, NMNM6,0916,201−3%

37Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8646,176−3%

38Edgewood, NMNM6,1576,174+226%

39Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9496,052−17%

40Raton, NMNM5,9526,041−17%

41Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6196,005+4%

42Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7905,874+15%

43White Rock, NMNM5,7165,852−3%

44Tucumcari, NMNM5,0825,278−12%

45Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0415,044+93%

46El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3234,566–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES