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Largest veteran population, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 510. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chaparral, NM, up 19 places to #14.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,58834,405−10%

02Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4198,992+11%

03Las Cruces, NMNM116,9787,047−12%

04▲1Santa Fe, NMNM89,8374,366+4%

05▼1Alamogordo, NMNM31,9064,179−11%

06Clovis, NMNM37,1273,350−5%

07Farmington, NMNM46,0552,561−2%

08Roswell, NMNM46,8782,351−4%

09South Valley, NMNM37,1201,890−22%

10Carlsbad, NMNM32,5241,582−23%

11Los Lunas, NMNM20,5721,552+22%

12▲1Hobbs, NMNM40,863933−11%

13▼1Gallup, NMNM19,969886−25%

14▲19Chaparral, NMNM18,186880+89%

15▲4Corrales, NMNM8,484824+24%

16▲19Edgewood, NMNM6,157691+62%

17▲3Portales, NMNM11,734690+6%

18▼3Las Vegas, NMNM12,574686−15%

19▼1Silver City, NMNM9,2846860%

20▼3Los Alamos, NMNM13,317636−18%

21▼7Deming, NMNM14,944635−23%

22▲1Ruidoso, NMNM7,580601+1%

23▲2Artesia, NMNM12,735510−11%

24▲19Tucumcari, NMNM5,082509+165%

25▲15Sunland Park, NMNM18,268505+79%

26▲2Grants, NMNM8,933471−8%

27▲7Bernalillo, NMNM9,159467+3%

28▲2White Rock, NMNM5,716465−5%

29▼13North Valley, NMNM10,455464−41%

30▲7Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790445+31%

31Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041426−11%

32▼5Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949426−20%

33▼12Belen, NMNM7,589423−33%

34▲2Raton, NMNM5,952399+10%

35▼11Bloomfield, NMNM7,335370−36%

36▼4Socorro, NMNM8,261361−23%

37▼8Aztec, NMNM6,091357−27%

38▼12Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619337−38%

39Taos, NMNM6,526301+5%

40▼18Española, NMNM10,458284−54%

41▲3Lovington, NMNM11,620229+26%

42▲3El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323197+66%

43▼5Shiprock, NMNM7,610154−48%

44▼3North Hobbs, NMNM6,034133−51%

45▼3Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86468−67%

46Anthony, NMNM8,90046+5%

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