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Most sparsely populated, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 35 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Edgewood, NMNM6,157108+225%

02Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949212−18%

03Aztec, NMNM6,091357−4%

04Bloomfield, NMNM7,335395+14%

05Belen, NMNM7,589399+10%

06Ruidoso, NMNM7,580470−2%

07Tucumcari, NMNM5,082535−15%

08Socorro, NMNM8,261572−7%

09Grants, NMNM8,933601+1%

10Raton, NMNM5,952748−18%

11Corrales, NMNM8,484786+16%

12Deming, NMNM14,944894+6%

13Silver City, NMNM9,284917−12%

14Gallup, NMNM19,969989−1%

15Los Lunas, NMNM20,5721,010+105%

16Carlsbad, NMNM32,5241,028+27%

17Lovington, NMNM11,6201,037+23%

18Taos, NMNM6,5261,081+39%

19Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4191,107+121%

20Artesia, NMNM12,7351,124+19%

21Sunland Park, NMNM18,2681,240+37%

22Española, NMNM10,4581,272+8%

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

24Farmington, NMNM46,0551,336+22%

25Las Vegas, NMNM12,5741,458−14%

26Portales, NMNM11,7341,462+5%

27Alamogordo, NMNM31,9061,479−10%

28Las Cruces, NMNM116,9781,521+58%

29Hobbs, NMNM40,8631,548+43%

30Clovis, NMNM37,1271,572+14%

31Roswell, NMNM46,8781,578+3%

32Santa Fe, NMNM89,8371,720+44%

33Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,742+39%

34Albuquerque, NMNM556,5882,972+24%

35Anthony, NMNM8,9003,298+13%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES