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Most sparsely populated, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Chaparral, NMNM18,18651−51%

02Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619111−60%

03Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949222−15%

04Bloomfield, NMNM7,335281−19%

05Ruidoso, NMNM7,580285−40%

06Los Lunas, NMNM20,572295−40%

07Aztec, NMNM6,091321−14%

08Belen, NMNM7,589344−5%

09Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864466−8%

10Corrales, NMNM8,484507−25%

11Sunland Park, NMNM18,268555−39%

12Socorro, NMNM8,261564−8%

13Shiprock, NMNM7,610569−6%

14Grants, NMNM8,933581−2%

15Deming, NMNM14,944656−22%

16Taos, NMNM6,526673−14%

17Tucumcari, NMNM5,082719+14%

18Carlsbad, NMNM32,524787−3%

19Las Cruces, NMNM116,978808−16%

20Lovington, NMNM11,620827−2%

21White Rock, NMNM5,716876+2%

22Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790888−22%

23Raton, NMNM5,952926+1%

24Artesia, NMNM12,735936−1%

25Gallup, NMNM19,969949−5%

26Farmington, NMNM46,055987−10%

27Española, NMNM10,4581,020−13%

28Los Alamos, NMNM13,3171,028−4%

29Silver City, NMNM9,2841,056+1%

30Santa Fe, NMNM89,8371,072−10%

31Hobbs, NMNM40,8631,103+2%

32Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,134−10%

33South Valley, NMNM37,1201,230−9%

34Alamogordo, NMNM31,9061,279−22%

35Clovis, NMNM37,1271,310−5%

36Portales, NMNM11,7341,332−4%

37Roswell, NMNM46,8781,503−1%

38Las Vegas, NMNM12,5741,711+1%

39North Valley, NMNM10,4551,801+5%

40Anthony, NMNM8,9001,892−35%

41Albuquerque, NMNM556,5882,054−14%

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