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Most population lost, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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

01South Valley, NMNM37,120-2,638−179%

02Raton, NMNM5,952-844+838%

03Bloomfield, NMNM7,335-691−157%

04Anthony, NMNM8,900-667−124%

05Silver City, NMNM9,284-611+343%

06Las Vegas, NMNM12,574-587+212%

07Shiprock, NMNM7,610-577−223%

08Aztec, NMNM6,091-562−163%

09Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949-423−139%

10Ruidoso, NMNM7,580-350−111%

11Socorro, NMNM8,261-344−148%

12North Valley, NMNM10,455-184−68%

13Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790-150−113%

14Portales, NMNM11,734-143−132%

15Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864-126−126%

16Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619-125−104%

17Deming, NMNM14,944-97−103%

18El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323-91–

19Tucumcari, NMNM5,082-85−90%

20Grants, NMNM8,933-19−111%

21Roswell, NMNM46,878+56−91%

22Belen, NMNM7,589+91−74%

23White Rock, NMNM5,716+127−186%

24Corrales, NMNM8,484+164−91%

25Gallup, NMNM19,969+221−79%

26Española, NMNM10,458+302−77%

27Alamogordo, NMNM31,906+495−94%

28Bernalillo, NMNM9,159+657+1%

29Lovington, NMNM11,620+659+223%

30Farmington, NMNM46,055+747−81%

31Taos, NMNM6,526+758+19%

32Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041+786–

33Clovis, NMNM37,127+792−54%

34North Hobbs, NMNM6,034+1,138–

35Los Alamos, NMNM13,317+1,160+137%

36Artesia, NMNM12,735+1,574+1820%

37Chaparral, NMNM18,186+1,920−38%

38Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+2,407−40%

39Edgewood, NMNM6,157+2,439–

40Sunland Park, NMNM18,268+2,596−49%

41Carlsbad, NMNM32,524+6,100+737%

42Hobbs, NMNM40,863+6,386−1494%

43Las Cruces, NMNM116,978+13,767+13%

44Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419+16,525–

45Albuquerque, NMNM556,588+18,707−71%

46Santa Fe, NMNM89,837+19,558+215%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS