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Most population gained, New Mexico cities · 2000

New Mexico cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 41 is +899.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,588+63,871–

02Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+12,141–

03Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+7,986–

04Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+6,210–

05Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+5,130–

06Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+4,021–

07Farmington, NMNM46,055+3,847–

08Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619+3,488–

09South Valley, NMNM37,120+3,359–

10Deming, NMNM14,944+3,146–

11Chaparral, NMNM18,186+3,102–

12Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+3,098–

13Anthony, NMNM8,900+2,797–

14Corrales, NMNM8,484+1,867–

15Clovis, NMNM37,127+1,713–

16Española, NMNM10,458+1,299–

17Bloomfield, NMNM7,335+1,203–

18Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790+1,137–

19Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949+1,073–

20Gallup, NMNM19,969+1,055–

21Aztec, NMNM6,091+899–

22Carlsbad, NMNM32,524+729–

23Socorro, NMNM8,261+718–

24Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+651–

25Roswell, NMNM46,878+639–

26Taos, NMNM6,526+635–

27Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+489–

28Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864+484–

29Shiprock, NMNM7,610+469–

30Portales, NMNM11,734+441–

31Belen, NMNM7,589+354–

32Lovington, NMNM11,620+204–

33Grants, NMNM8,933+180–

34Artesia, NMNM12,735+82–

35Raton, NMNM5,952-90–

36Silver City, NMNM9,284-138–

37White Rock, NMNM5,716-147–

38Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-188–

39Hobbs, NMNM40,863-458–

40North Valley, NMNM10,455-584–

41Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-842–

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