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Most population lost, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is -51. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Albuquerque, NM, up 44 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲44Albuquerque, NMNM556,588-2,341−104%

02▼1South Valley, NMNM37,120-1,218−136%

03▲22Gallup, NMNM19,969-876−183%

04▲17Roswell, NMNM46,878-784−223%

05▲7North Valley, NMNM10,455-694+19%

06▲27Clovis, NMNM37,127-625−136%

07▲27North Hobbs, NMNM6,034-495–

08▲33Carlsbad, NMNM32,524-492−167%

09▲7Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619-386−111%

10▲5Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864-312−164%

11▲19Farmington, NMNM46,055-310−108%

12▲24Artesia, NMNM12,735-299−465%

13▲29Hobbs, NMNM40,863-256−44%

14▼3Socorro, NMNM8,261-226−131%

15▲5Grants, NMNM8,933-212−218%

16▲13Lovington, NMNM11,620-170−183%

17▼3Portales, NMNM11,734-169−138%

18▼13Silver City, NMNM9,284-168+22%

19▼13Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-166−12%

20▲3White Rock, NMNM5,716-136−7%

21▼2Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-118−86%

22▼15Shiprock, NMNM7,610-108−123%

23▲3Española, NMNM10,458-53−104%

24▼16Aztec, NMNM6,091-51−106%

25▲14Edgewood, NMNM6,157-50–

26▼17Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949-33−103%

27▼24Bloomfield, NMNM7,335-26−102%

28▼15Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790-17−101%

29▲2Taos, NMNM6,526-16−103%

30▼28Raton, NMNM5,952-15−83%

31▼21Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+20−99%

32▼8Corrales, NMNM8,484+62−97%

33▼29Anthony, NMNM8,900+74−97%

34▼12Belen, NMNM7,589+90−75%

35▼7Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+109−83%

36▼1Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+138−72%

37▼10Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+409−95%

38▼21Deming, NMNM14,944+463−85%

39▼21El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323+757–

40Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+761−85%

41▼9Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041+997–

42▼4Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+1,376−66%

43▲3Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+1,514−76%

44▼7Chaparral, NMNM18,186+1,635−47%

45▼2Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+2,812−77%

46▼2Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419+4,469–

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