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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,58834,405−10%

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

03Las Cruces, NMNM116,9787,047−12%

04Santa Fe, NMNM89,8374,366+4%

05Alamogordo, 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%

12Hobbs, NMNM40,863933−11%

13Gallup, NMNM19,969886−25%

14Chaparral, NMNM18,186880+89%

15Corrales, NMNM8,484824+24%

16Edgewood, NMNM6,157691+62%

17Portales, NMNM11,734690+6%

18Las Vegas, NMNM12,574686−15%

19Silver City, NMNM9,284686+0%

20Los Alamos, NMNM13,317636−18%

21Deming, NMNM14,944635−23%

22Ruidoso, NMNM7,580601+1%

23Artesia, NMNM12,735510−11%

24Tucumcari, NMNM5,082509+165%

25Sunland Park, NMNM18,268505+79%

26Grants, NMNM8,933471−8%

27Bernalillo, NMNM9,159467+3%

28White Rock, NMNM5,716465−5%

29North Valley, NMNM10,455464−41%

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

31Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041426−11%

32Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949426−20%

33Belen, NMNM7,589423−33%

34Raton, NMNM5,952399+10%

35Bloomfield, NMNM7,335370−36%

36Socorro, NMNM8,261361−23%

37Aztec, NMNM6,091357−27%

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

39Taos, NMNM6,526301+5%

40Española, NMNM10,458284−54%

41Lovington, NMNM11,620229+26%

42El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323197+66%

43Shiprock, NMNM7,610154−48%

44North Hobbs, NMNM6,034133−51%

45Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86468−67%

46Anthony, NMNM8,90046+5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES