City | Rank | 2023 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albuquerque | 1 | 558,523 | 564,648 | -0.36% | 2,983 | 187.22 |
Las Cruces | 2 | 115,303 | 111,738 | 1.05% | 1,499 | 76.93 |
Rio Rancho | 3 | 109,060 | 104,257 | 1.51% | 1,055 | 103.42 |
Santa Fe | 4 | 89,220 | 87,684 | 0.58% | 1,708 | 52.23 |
Roswell | 5 | 47,174 | 48,541 | -0.95% | 1,587 | 29.72 |
Farmington | 6 | 46,076 | 46,596 | -0.37% | 1,337 | 34.46 |
Hobbs | 7 | 38,086 | 40,618 | -2.12% | 1,443 | 26.40 |
Clovis | 8 | 37,481 | 38,244 | -0.67% | 1,587 | 23.61 |
Alamogordo | 9 | 32,242 | 31,361 | 0.93% | 1,507 | 21.39 |
Carlsbad | 10 | 31,180 | 32,248 | -1.12% | 999 | 31.21 |
Gallup | 11 | 20,965 | 21,765 | -1.24% | 1,049 | 19.99 |
Los Lunas | 12 | 18,885 | 17,370 | 2.83% | 1,008 | 18.73 |
Sunland Park | 13 | 17,767 | 16,807 | 1.87% | 1,365 | 13.02 |
Deming | 14 | 14,931 | 14,787 | 0.32% | 894 | 16.70 |
Las Vegas | 15 | 13,145 | 13,163 | -0.05% | 1,680 | 7.82 |
Portales | 16 | 11,909 | 12,109 | -0.55% | 1,499 | 7.94 |
Artesia | 17 | 11,721 | 12,844 | -3% | 1,067 | 10.98 |
Lovington | 18 | 10,938 | 11,678 | -2.16% | 963 | 11.36 |
Bernalillo | 19 | 10,456 | 9,084 | 4.8% | 2,140 | 4.89 |
Espanola | 20 | 10,433 | 10,514 | -0.26% | 1,338 | 7.79 |
Silver City | 21 | 9,360 | 9,689 | -1.14% | 925 | 10.12 |
Grants | 22 | 9,228 | 9,141 | 0.32% | 619 | 14.91 |
Corrales | 23 | 8,720 | 8,517 | 0.79% | 809 | 10.78 |
Anthony | 24 | 8,596 | 8,701 | -0.41% | 3,184 | 2.70 |
Socorro | 25 | 8,150 | 8,549 | -1.58% | 564 | 14.45 |
Ruidoso | 26 | 7,924 | 7,693 | 0.99% | 493 | 16.08 |
Belen | 27 | 7,497 | 7,386 | 0.5% | 396 | 18.95 |
Bloomfield | 28 | 7,299 | 7,407 | -0.49% | 394 | 18.55 |
Taos | 29 | 6,631 | 6,577 | 0.27% | 1,104 | 6.01 |
Aztec | 30 | 6,097 | 6,196 | -0.54% | 484 | 12.61 |
Edgewood | 31 | 6,096 | 6,183 | -0.47% | 107 | 56.80 |
Raton | 32 | 6,079 | 6,031 | 0.26% | 764 | 7.96 |
Truth or Consequences | 33 | 6,058 | 6,064 | -0.03% | 216 | 28 |
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 34 | 5,836 | 5,881 | -0.26% | 1,311 | 4.45 |
Tucumcari | 35 | 5,118 | 5,252 | -0.85% | 538 | 9.51 |
Rio Communities | 36 | 5,001 | 4,965 | 0.24% | 650 | 7.69 |
Bosque Farms | 37 | 4,122 | 4,053 | 0.56% | 1,048 | 3.94 |
Peralta | 38 | 3,458 | 3,380 | 0.76% | 778 | 4.44 |
Eunice | 39 | 2,866 | 3,065 | -2.22% | 727 | 3.94 |
Santa Rosa | 40 | 2,846 | 2,846 | 569 | 5 | |
Clayton | 41 | 2,803 | 2,731 | 0.86% | 360 | 7.78 |
Tularosa | 42 | 2,692 | 2,610 | 1.05% | 955 | 2.82 |
Ruidoso Downs | 43 | 2,680 | 2,632 | 0.6% | 707 | 3.79 |
Milan | 44 | 2,585 | 2,531 | 0.7% | 596 | 4.34 |
Lordsburg | 45 | 2,186 | 2,318 | -1.93% | 259 | 8.43 |
Jal | 46 | 2,052 | 2,196 | -2.24% | 425 | 4.82 |
Bayard | 47 | 2,044 | 2,124 | -1.26% | 2,149 | 0.95 |
Moriarty | 48 | 2,006 | 1,908 | 1.67% | 289 | 6.93 |
Mesilla | 49 | 1,780 | 1,804 | -0.45% | 322 | 5.53 |
Questa | 50 | 1,757 | 1,724 | 0.63% | 344 | 5.11 |
Santa Clara | 51 | 1,570 | 1,624 | -1.13% | 1,149 | 1.37 |
Hatch | 52 | 1,556 | 1,550 | 0.13% | 492 | 3.16 |
Estancia | 53 | 1,529 | 1,487 | 0.92% | 248 | 6.17 |
Columbus | 54 | 1,475 | 1,451 | 0.55% | 316 | 4.67 |
Capitan | 55 | 1,423 | 1,396 | 0.64% | 437 | 3.26 |
Elephant Butte | 56 | 1,417 | 1,432 | -0.35% | 339 | 4.18 |
Pecos | 57 | 1,389 | 1,377 | 0.29% | 796 | 1.75 |
Loving | 58 | 1,244 | 1,386 | -3.57% | 1,062 | 1.17 |
Angel Fire | 59 | 1,217 | 1,211 | 0.17% | 42 | 28.80 |
Hurley | 60 | 1,217 | 1,262 | -1.22% | 1,193 | 1.02 |
Dexter | 61 | 1,058 | 1,079 | -0.66% | 1,451 | 0.73 |
Carrizozo | 62 | 980 | 968 | 0.41% | 117 | 8.36 |
Hagerman | 63 | 970 | 982 | -0.41% | 715 | 1.36 |
Logan | 64 | 962 | 974 | -0.41% | 91 | 10.60 |
Springer | 65 | 948 | 939 | 0.32% | 430 | 2.20 |
Texico | 66 | 923 | 938 | -0.54% | 1,113 | 0.83 |
Mountainair | 67 | 911 | 869 | 1.56% | 576 | 1.58 |
Chama | 68 | 908 | 914 | -0.22% | 340 | 2.67 |
Fort Sumner | 69 | 880 | 877 | 0.11% | 265 | 3.31 |
Cimarron | 70 | 820 | 802 | 0.74% | 408 | 2.01 |
Cloudcroft | 71 | 795 | 768 | 1.15% | 487 | 1.63 |
Magdalena | 72 | 782 | 821 | -1.64% | 126 | 6.22 |
Tatum | 73 | 670 | 711 | -1.9% | 423 | 1.58 |
Cuba | 74 | 645 | 630 | 0.78% | 198 | 3.26 |
Melrose | 75 | 603 | 612 | -0.5% | 357 | 1.69 |
Kirtland | 76 | 577 | 580 | -0.17% | 335 | 1.72 |
Red River | 77 | 543 | 537 | 0.37% | 535 | 1.01 |
Tijeras | 78 | 465 | 465 | 411 | 1.13 | |
Williamsburg | 79 | 452 | 461 | -0.66% | 930 | 0.49 |
Lake Arthur | 80 | 379 | 382 | -0.26% | 712 | 0.53 |
Eagle Nest | 81 | 331 | 328 | 0.3% | 76 | 4.37 |
Reserve | 82 | 324 | 290 | 3.85% | 582 | 0.56 |
Vaughn | 83 | 279 | 282 | -0.36% | 50 | 5.60 |
Wagon Mound | 84 | 267 | 264 | 0.38% | 264 | 1.01 |
Maxwell | 85 | 236 | 230 | 0.85% | 498 | 0.47 |
Willard | 86 | 216 | 201 | 2.37% | 234 | 0.92 |
Jemez Springs | 87 | 197 | 197 | 41 | 4.80 | |
San Jon | 88 | 195 | 195 | 67 | 2.93 | |
Roy | 89 | 176 | 194 | -3.3% | 86 | 2.04 |
San Ysidro | 90 | 166 | 166 | 71 | 2.34 | |
Elida | 91 | 154 | 160 | -1.28% | 151 | 1.02 |
Corona | 92 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 1.03 | |
Virden | 93 | 119 | 125 | -1.65% | 564 | 0.21 |
Des Moines | 94 | 115 | 109 | 1.77% | 132 | 0.87 |
Dora | 95 | 114 | 117 | -0.87% | 41 | 2.77 |
Hope | 96 | 102 | 114 | -3.77% | 83 | 1.22 |
Mosquero | 97 | 88 | 100 | -4.35% | 88 | 1 |
Floyd | 98 | 85 | 85 | 27 | 3.09 | |
Grady | 99 | 85 | 88 | -1.16% | 320 | 0.27 |
Taos Ski Valley | 100 | 79 | 79 | 28 | 2.85 | |
Causey | 101 | 66 | 69 | -1.49% | 18 | 3.75 |
Encino | 102 | 57 | 51 | 3.64% | 29 | 1.99 |
House | 103 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 0.91 | |
Folsom | 104 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | |
Grenville | 105 | 25 | 22 | 4.17% | 66 | 0.38 |
With a population of just over 2 million, New Mexico is ranked 36 in terms of population in the United States. Albuquerque is the most populous city in the state with a population count of over 559,000 according to 2017 estimates. Las Cruces is the only other city in New Mexico with a population that exceeds 100,000. There is a total of 18 cities that have populations between 10,000 and 100,000, including the state capital Santa Fe, which is ranked 4th in the state with 84,099 inhabitants.
Municipalities in New Mexico are designated as cities, towns and villages. These incorporated areas are spread across 33 different counties. The smallest city in New Mexico by population is Texico, which is located in Curry County. It has an estimated population of 1,130 residents.
Albuquerque is the biggest city in New Mexico, with a population of 558,523 in 2023.
Bernalillo is the fastest growing city in New Mexico over the past 3 years, having grown 4.8% annually since 2020.
There are 105 cities in New Mexico.
The 10 largest cities in New Mexico are: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Roswell, Farmington, Hobbs, Clovis, Alamogordo and Carlsbad.