| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Lunas | 1 | 3.02% | 21,194 | 17,454 |
| Sunland Park | 2 | 1.77% | 18,591 | 16,797 |
| Rio Rancho | 3 | 1.75% | 116,418 | 104,451 |
| Moriarty | 4 | 1.35% | 2,102 | 1,939 |
| Estancia | 5 | 1.06% | 1,335 | 1,255 |
| Tularosa | 6 | 1.01% | 2,689 | 2,566 |
| Las Cruces | 7 | 0.99% | 118,133 | 111,713 |
| Alamogordo | 8 | 0.89% | 32,189 | 30,931 |
| Peralta | 9 | 0.8% | 3,527 | 3,358 |
| Columbus | 10 | 0.74% | 1,495 | 1,439 |
| Santa Fe | 11 | 0.7% | 90,468 | 87,740 |
| Bosque Farms | 12 | 0.69% | 4,203 | 4,024 |
| Belen | 13 | 0.63% | 7,637 | 7,348 |
| Hatch | 14 | 0.57% | 1,593 | 1,548 |
| Anthony | 15 | 0.42% | 8,937 | 8,715 |
| Bernalillo | 16 | 0.37% | 9,193 | 9,009 |
| Mesilla | 17 | 0.17% | 1,821 | 1,803 |
| Capitan | 18 | 0.14% | 1,404 | 1,400 |
| Corrales | 19 | 0.06% | 8,489 | 8,497 |
| Milan | 20 | 0.04% | 2,469 | 2,452 |
| Rio Communities | 21 | 0.02% | 4,954 | 4,933 |
| Hobbs | 22 | 0.02% | 40,870 | 40,654 |
| Questa | 23 | 0% | 1,809 | 1,797 |
| Carlsbad | 24 | -0.06% | 32,504 | 32,229 |
| Elephant Butte | 25 | -0.07% | 1,455 | 1,455 |
| Raton | 26 | -0.08% | 5,947 | 6,032 |
| Española | 27 | -0.11% | 10,447 | 10,514 |
| Deming | 28 | -0.11% | 14,928 | 15,188 |
| Edgewood | 29 | -0.11% | 6,150 | 6,181 |
| Ruidoso | 30 | -0.16% | 7,568 | 7,699 |
| Taos | 31 | -0.18% | 6,514 | 6,550 |
| Farmington | 32 | -0.19% | 45,968 | 46,501 |
| Dexter | 33 | -0.19% | 1,047 | 1,062 |
| Lovington | 34 | -0.2% | 11,597 | 11,673 |
| Bloomfield | 35 | -0.22% | 7,319 | 7,411 |
| Pecos | 36 | -0.22% | 1,372 | 1,387 |
| Angel Fire | 37 | -0.26% | 1,167 | 1,193 |
| Eunice | 38 | -0.26% | 3,029 | 3,059 |
| Albuquerque | 39 | -0.26% | 555,119 | 564,752 |
| Grants | 40 | -0.27% | 8,909 | 9,015 |
| Jal | 41 | -0.32% | 2,171 | 2,197 |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 42 | -0.33% | 5,771 | 5,885 |
| Aztec | 43 | -0.34% | 6,070 | 6,192 |
| Ruidoso Downs | 44 | -0.35% | 2,579 | 2,658 |
| Truth or Consequences | 45 | -0.35% | 5,928 | 6,046 |
| Santa Rosa | 46 | -0.36% | 2,792 | 2,851 |
| Loving | 47 | -0.36% | 1,386 | 1,391 |
| Artesia | 48 | -0.49% | 12,673 | 12,882 |
| Clovis | 49 | -0.5% | 36,942 | 38,471 |
| Santa Clara | 50 | -0.5% | 1,584 | 1,634 |
| Tucumcari | 51 | -0.61% | 5,051 | 5,263 |
| Portales | 52 | -0.62% | 11,661 | 12,119 |
| Bayard | 53 | -0.63% | 2,035 | 2,117 |
| Roswell | 54 | -0.66% | 46,570 | 48,437 |
| Hurley | 55 | -0.74% | 1,202 | 1,256 |
| Clayton | 56 | -0.8% | 2,490 | 2,647 |
| Las Vegas | 57 | -0.91% | 12,460 | 13,176 |
| Silver City | 58 | -0.93% | 9,198 | 9,718 |
| Socorro | 59 | -1.09% | 8,171 | 8,674 |
| Lordsburg | 60 | -1.47% | 2,149 | 2,323 |
| Gallup | 61 | -1.93% | 19,584 | 21,792 |
New Mexico's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Los Lunas leads with 3.02% annualized growth, followed by Sunland Park (1.77%) and Rio Rancho (1.75%). The largest population centers are Albuquerque (555,119), Las Cruces (118,133), and Rio Rancho (116,418). Of the 61 cities over 1,000 population, 23 are growing while 38 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.68% annually.