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Largest South American population, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 28 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 28 is 50.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,5883,491+49%

02Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4191,025+294%

03Santa Fe, NMNM89,837588+28%

04Ruidoso, NMNM7,580197–

05Las Cruces, NMNM116,978193+112%

06Alamogordo, NMNM31,906160+596%

07Los Alamos, NMNM13,317115+92%

08Farmington, NMNM46,055101+74%

09Clovis, NMNM37,12795–

10South Valley, NMNM37,12064+39%

11Roswell, NMNM46,87855−59%

12Los Lunas, NMNM20,57254–

13Hobbs, NMNM40,86350–

14Sunland Park, NMNM18,26850–

15North Valley, NMNM10,45535+218%

16Socorro, NMNM8,26135–

17Gallup, NMNM19,96931–

18Las Vegas, NMNM12,57424–

19Bernalillo, NMNM9,15923+156%

20White Rock, NMNM5,71621–

21Carlsbad, NMNM32,52420–

22El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32319–

23Corrales, NMNM8,48417−64%

24Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61917–

25Grants, NMNM8,93317–

26Lovington, NMNM11,62016–

27Española, NMNM10,45812−43%

28Tucumcari, NMNM5,0828–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS