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Most sparsely populated, New Mexico cities · 2010

New Mexico cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Edgewood, NMNM6,15766+97%

02North Hobbs, NMNM6,034207–

03Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949231−11%

04Chaparral, NMNM18,186248+139%

05Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619295+6%

06Belen, NMNM7,589382+5%

07Aztec, NMNM6,091396+6%

08Bloomfield, NMNM7,335437+26%

09Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041481+63%

10Ruidoso, NMNM7,580498+4%

11Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864499−1%

12Tucumcari, NMNM5,082564−10%

13Shiprock, NMNM7,610614+2%

14Grants, NMNM8,933618+4%

15Socorro, NMNM8,261626+2%

16Los Lunas, NMNM20,572729+48%

17Corrales, NMNM8,484772+14%

18El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323792–

19White Rock, NMNM5,716810−5%

20Carlsbad, NMNM32,524826+2%

21Rio Rancho, NMNM114,419847+69%

22Raton, NMNM5,952865−5%

23Deming, NMNM14,944889+5%

24Taos, NMNM6,526947+22%

25Sunland Park, NMNM18,268957+6%

26Lovington, NMNM11,620982+16%

27Artesia, NMNM12,735997+6%

28Silver City, NMNM9,2841,019−2%

29Gallup, NMNM19,9691,074+7%

30Los Alamos, NMNM13,3171,082+1%

31Española, NMNM10,4581,243+6%

32Las Cruces, NMNM116,9781,269+31%

33Hobbs, NMNM40,8631,292+19%

34Santa Fe, NMNM89,8371,301+9%

35Farmington, NMNM46,0551,331+21%

36Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7901,353+18%

37Alamogordo, NMNM31,9061,409−15%

38South Valley, NMNM37,1201,412+5%

39Portales, NMNM11,7341,530+10%

40Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,582+26%

41Las Vegas, NMNM12,5741,595−6%

42Clovis, NMNM37,1271,599+16%

43Roswell, NMNM46,8781,628+7%

44North Valley, NMNM10,4551,632−5%

45Albuquerque, NMNM556,5882,915+22%

46Anthony, NMNM8,9003,468+18%

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