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Most sparsely populated, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 35 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 35 is 1,081. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gallup, NM, up 13 places to #14.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Edgewood, NMNM6,157108+225%

02Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949212−18%

03▲3Aztec, NMNM6,091357−4%

04▲4Bloomfield, NMNM7,335395+14%

05▲2Belen, NMNM7,589399+10%

06▲3Ruidoso, NMNM7,580470−2%

07▲4Tucumcari, NMNM5,082535−15%

08▲6Socorro, NMNM8,261572−7%

09▲6Grants, NMNM8,933601+1%

10▲6Raton, NMNM5,952748−18%

11▲7Corrales, NMNM8,484786+16%

12▲9Deming, NMNM14,944894+6%

13▲9Silver City, NMNM9,284917−12%

14▲13Gallup, NMNM19,969989−1%

15▲5Los Lunas, NMNM20,5721,010+105%

16▲8Carlsbad, NMNM32,5241,028+27%

17▲8Lovington, NMNM11,6201,037+23%

18▲8Taos, NMNM6,5261,081+39%

19▲4Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4191,107+121%

20▲9Artesia, NMNM12,7351,124+19%

21▲7Sunland Park, NMNM18,2681,240+37%

22▲9Española, NMNM10,4581,272+8%

23▲9Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7901,301+14%

24▲10Farmington, NMNM46,0551,336+22%

25▲13Las Vegas, NMNM12,5741,458−14%

26▲11Portales, NMNM11,7341,462+5%

27▲8Alamogordo, NMNM31,9061,479−10%

28▲8Las Cruces, NMNM116,9781,521+58%

29▲10Hobbs, NMNM40,8631,548+43%

30▲12Clovis, NMNM37,1271,572+14%

31▲10Roswell, NMNM46,8781,578+3%

32▲11Santa Fe, NMNM89,8371,720+44%

33▲11Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,742+39%

34▲11Albuquerque, NMNM556,5882,972+24%

35▲11Anthony, NMNM8,9003,298+13%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES