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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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,588-2,341−104%

02South Valley, NMNM37,120-1,218−136%

03Gallup, NMNM19,969-876−183%

04Roswell, NMNM46,878-784−223%

05North Valley, NMNM10,455-694+19%

06Clovis, NMNM37,127-625−136%

07North Hobbs, NMNM6,034-495–

08Carlsbad, NMNM32,524-492−167%

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

10Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864-312−164%

11Farmington, NMNM46,055-310−108%

12Artesia, NMNM12,735-299−465%

13Hobbs, NMNM40,863-256−44%

14Socorro, NMNM8,261-226−131%

15Grants, NMNM8,933-212−218%

16Lovington, NMNM11,620-170−183%

17Portales, NMNM11,734-169−138%

18Silver City, NMNM9,284-168+22%

19Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-166−12%

20White Rock, NMNM5,716-136−7%

21Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-118−86%

22Shiprock, NMNM7,610-108−123%

23Española, NMNM10,458-53−104%

24Aztec, NMNM6,091-51−106%

25Edgewood, NMNM6,157-50–

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

27Bloomfield, NMNM7,335-26−102%

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

29Taos, NMNM6,526-16−103%

30Raton, NMNM5,952-15−83%

31Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+20−99%

32Corrales, NMNM8,484+62−97%

33Anthony, NMNM8,900+74−97%

34Belen, NMNM7,589+90−75%

35Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+109−83%

36Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+138−72%

37Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+409−95%

38Deming, NMNM14,944+463−85%

39El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323+757–

40Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+761−85%

41Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041+997–

42Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+1,376−66%

43Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+1,514−76%

44Chaparral, NMNM18,186+1,635−47%

45Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+2,812−77%

46Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419+4,469–

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