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Most sparsely populated, New Mexico cities · 2020

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, NMNM6,157109+226%

02Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949216−17%

03North Hobbs, NMNM6,034251–

04Chaparral, NMNM18,186280+171%

05Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619289+4%

06Aztec, NMNM6,091363−3%

07Belen, NMNM7,589387+7%

08Bloomfield, NMNM7,335400+16%

09Ruidoso, NMNM7,580476−0%

10Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864489−3%

11Tucumcari, NMNM5,082555−12%

12Santa Teresa, NMNM6,041570+93%

13Shiprock, NMNM7,610571−5%

14Socorro, NMNM8,261602−2%

15Grants, NMNM8,933617+4%

16Raton, NMNM5,952759−17%

17El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323776–

18Corrales, NMNM8,484787+16%

19White Rock, NMNM5,716828−3%

20Los Lunas, NMNM20,572847+72%

21Deming, NMNM14,944883+5%

22Silver City, NMNM9,284959−8%

23Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4191,007+101%

24Carlsbad, NMNM32,5241,019+26%

25Lovington, NMNM11,6201,041+23%

26Taos, NMNM6,5261,072+38%

27Gallup, NMNM19,9691,085+8%

28Sunland Park, NMNM18,2681,133+25%

29Artesia, NMNM12,7351,136+20%

30Los Alamos, NMNM13,3171,186+11%

31Española, NMNM10,4581,280+9%

32Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7901,319+15%

33South Valley, NMNM37,1201,321−2%

34Farmington, NMNM46,0551,353+23%

35Alamogordo, NMNM31,9061,432−13%

36Las Cruces, NMNM116,9781,448+50%

37Portales, NMNM11,7341,512+9%

38Las Vegas, NMNM12,5741,527−10%

39Hobbs, NMNM40,8631,534+41%

40North Valley, NMNM10,4551,605−6%

41Roswell, NMNM46,8781,629+7%

42Clovis, NMNM37,1271,632+18%

43Santa Fe, NMNM89,8371,675+41%

44Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,707+36%

45Albuquerque, NMNM556,5883,015+26%

46Anthony, NMNM8,9003,221+10%

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