145 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | 1 | 7.19% | 1,923 | 1,451 |
| Rio Rancho Estates | 2 | 7.16% | 1,841 | 1,586 |
| Las Campanas | 3 | 7.16% | 1,901 | 1,128 |
| Center Point | 4 | 7.15% | 3,220 | 2,726 |
| Picacho Hills | 5 | 7.15% | 2,278 | 1,770 |
| Kirtland AFB | 6 | 7.15% | 4,796 | 4,279 |
| Angustura | 7 | 7.14% | 2,355 | 2,050 |
| Cañoncito | 8 | 7.14% | 1,230 | 1,199 |
| South River | 9 | 7.14% | 1,980 | 2,248 |
| Tres Arroyos | 10 | 7.14% | 2,475 | 2,159 |
| Gamerco | 11 | 7.14% | 1,861 | 1,646 |
| Crouch Mesa | 12 | 7.13% | 6,042 | 4,626 |
| Little Walnut Village | 13 | 7.12% | 2,181 | 1,886 |
| Tano Road | 14 | 7.11% | 1,882 | 1,596 |
| Thunder Mountain | 15 | 7.09% | 1,827 | 1,652 |
| La Plata | 16 | 5.25% | 2,426 | 2,078 |
| San Rafael | 17 | 4.5% | 2,669 | 1,757 |
| Talpa | 18 | 3.85% | 1,754 | 1,245 |
| High Rolls | 19 | 3.74% | 1,805 | 1,370 |
| Rock Springs | 20 | 3.36% | 1,107 | 1,166 |
| Los Lunas | 21 | 3.09% | 20,523 | 17,440 |
| Mesita | 22 | 2.82% | 1,386 | 1,169 |
| Santa Teresa | 23 | 2.65% | 6,931 | 6,553 |
| La Mesilla | 24 | 2.22% | 2,627 | 2,656 |
| Holloman AFB | 25 | 2.15% | 4,464 | 3,943 |
| Keeler Farm | 26 | 1.96% | 1,819 | 1,794 |
| Sunland Park | 27 | 1.9% | 18,531 | 16,800 |
| Boles Acres | 28 | 1.89% | 2,262 | 2,311 |
| Rio Rancho | 29 | 1.8% | 114,544 | 104,441 |
| El Rancho | 30 | 1.73% | 1,592 | 1,406 |
| Navajo | 31 | 1.68% | 2,178 | 1,818 |
| Thoreau | 32 | 1.68% | 2,485 | 2,068 |
| Taos Pueblo | 33 | 1.63% | 1,494 | 1,443 |
| Crownpoint | 34 | 1.54% | 2,959 | 3,018 |
| Church Rock | 35 | 1.53% | 1,462 | 1,354 |
| Pojoaque | 36 | 1.45% | 2,443 | 2,094 |
| Moriarty | 37 | 1.41% | 2,088 | 1,940 |
| El Valle Arroyo Seco | 38 | 1.39% | 1,820 | 1,807 |
| Cannon AFB | 39 | 1.31% | 2,791 | 2,527 |
| Nambe | 40 | 1.3% | 2,252 | 1,970 |
| Atoka | 41 | 1.29% | 1,331 | 1,275 |
| Las Cruces | 42 | 1.13% | 118,317 | 111,721 |
| Sandia Knolls | 43 | 1.11% | 1,460 | 1,516 |
| Jemez Pueblo | 44 | 1.09% | 2,140 | 1,976 |
| Estancia | 45 | 1.07% | 1,328 | 1,255 |
| Columbus | 46 | 0.94% | 1,509 | 1,439 |
| Los Alamos | 47 | 0.88% | 13,820 | 12,978 |
| Peralta | 48 | 0.84% | 3,499 | 3,354 |
| Doña Ana | 49 | 0.81% | 1,377 | 1,375 |
| Santa Fe | 50 | 0.78% | 91,254 | 87,739 |
| Las Maravillas | 51 | 0.77% | 1,838 | 1,960 |
| El Cerro | 52 | 0.76% | 3,317 | 3,138 |
| Tularosa | 53 | 0.72% | 2,651 | 2,554 |
| La Luz | 54 | 0.69% | 1,898 | 1,799 |
| Bosque Farms | 55 | 0.68% | 4,166 | 4,023 |
| North Hobbs | 56 | 0.66% | 5,981 | 5,860 |
| Belen | 57 | 0.64% | 7,604 | 7,362 |
| Hatch | 58 | 0.63% | 1,600 | 1,547 |
| Zuni Pueblo | 59 | 0.6% | 6,911 | 6,822 |
| Alamogordo | 60 | 0.57% | 31,848 | 30,942 |
| El Cerro Mission | 61 | 0.55% | 5,084 | 4,808 |
| Flora Vista | 62 | 0.55% | 2,385 | 2,187 |
| Anthony | 63 | 0.54% | 8,958 | 8,716 |
| Vado | 64 | 0.47% | 3,434 | 3,189 |
| San Ysidro | 65 | 0.45% | 2,234 | 2,527 |
| Bernalillo | 66 | 0.37% | 9,193 | 9,022 |
| Chaparral | 67 | 0.36% | 15,455 | 13,744 |
| Paradise Hills | 68 | 0.34% | 4,487 | 4,918 |
| Mesilla | 69 | 0.33% | 1,834 | 1,803 |
| Arroyo Seco | 70 | 0.32% | 1,876 | 2,311 |
| La Cienega | 71 | 0.25% | 3,980 | 3,728 |
| Hobbs | 72 | 0.24% | 41,161 | 40,659 |
| Ohkay Owingeh | 73 | 0.17% | 1,180 | 1,220 |
| La Huerta | 74 | 0.16% | 1,281 | 1,489 |
| Capitan | 75 | 0.14% | 1,411 | 1,400 |
| Deming | 76 | 0.13% | 15,292 | 15,192 |
| Milan | 77 | 0.12% | 2,475 | 2,458 |
| Corrales | 78 | 0.07% | 8,536 | 8,506 |
| Meadow Lake | 79 | 0.06% | 4,754 | 4,266 |
| Questa | 80 | 0.06% | 1,802 | 1,797 |
| Sandia Heights | 81 | 0.03% | 3,208 | 3,111 |
| Lovington | 82 | 0.03% | 11,696 | 11,680 |
| Eunice | 83 | 0% | 3,068 | 3,067 |
| Shiprock | 84 | -0.02% | 8,270 | 8,588 |
| Rio Communities | 85 | -0.04% | 4,925 | 4,933 |
| Edgewood | 86 | -0.05% | 6,167 | 6,180 |
| North Valley | 87 | -0.05% | 11,237 | 13,331 |
| Jal | 88 | -0.09% | 2,190 | 2,199 |
| Española | 89 | -0.11% | 10,464 | 10,516 |
| Raton | 90 | -0.12% | 5,998 | 6,030 |
| Farmington | 91 | -0.13% | 46,203 | 46,497 |
| Taos | 92 | -0.15% | 6,443 | 6,492 |
| Bloomfield | 93 | -0.16% | 7,351 | 7,411 |
| Ruidoso | 94 | -0.2% | 7,625 | 7,699 |
| White Rock | 95 | -0.2% | 5,559 | 5,845 |
| Albuquerque | 96 | -0.2% | 559,186 | 564,885 |
| Carlsbad | 97 | -0.21% | 31,932 | 32,264 |
| Radium Springs | 98 | -0.24% | 1,646 | 1,487 |
| Santa Rosa | 99 | -0.25% | 2,817 | 2,852 |
| Angel Fire | 100 | -0.25% | 1,180 | 1,194 |
| Los Ranchos Albuquerque | 101 | -0.26% | 5,818 | 5,890 |
| Elephant Butte | 102 | -0.28% | 1,435 | 1,452 |
| Pecos | 103 | -0.29% | 1,368 | 1,386 |
| Aztec | 104 | -0.29% | 6,111 | 6,200 |
| Ruidoso Downs | 105 | -0.34% | 2,618 | 2,663 |
| Grants | 106 | -0.35% | 8,849 | 9,003 |
| Santa Clara | 107 | -0.37% | 1,607 | 1,637 |
| Dexter | 108 | -0.38% | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| Black Rock | 109 | -0.4% | 1,243 | 1,298 |
| Truth Consequences | 110 | -0.44% | 5,916 | 6,045 |
| Loving | 111 | -0.52% | 1,352 | 1,384 |
| Hurley | 112 | -0.57% | 1,225 | 1,259 |
| Bayard | 113 | -0.58% | 2,058 | 2,118 |
| Spencerville | 114 | -0.6% | 1,153 | 1,592 |
| Chimayo | 115 | -0.62% | 2,900 | 2,779 |
| Clovis | 116 | -0.64% | 37,315 | 38,512 |
| Artesia | 117 | -0.65% | 12,468 | 12,876 |
| Roswell | 118 | -0.67% | 46,860 | 48,439 |
| Skyline-Ganipa | 119 | -0.72% | 1,109 | 1,173 |
| Portales | 120 | -0.72% | 11,704 | 12,128 |
| Upper Fruitland | 121 | -0.73% | 1,501 | 1,601 |
| Ranchos Taos | 122 | -0.75% | 2,262 | 2,086 |
| Valencia | 123 | -0.76% | 1,967 | 1,995 |
| South Valley | 124 | -0.76% | 36,757 | 39,150 |
| Silver City | 125 | -0.84% | 9,320 | 9,715 |
| Clayton | 126 | -0.9% | 2,536 | 2,649 |
| Las Vegas | 127 | -0.9% | 12,596 | 13,171 |
| Agua Fria | 128 | -0.93% | 2,454 | 2,997 |
| Socorro | 129 | -0.99% | 8,265 | 8,678 |
| Tucumcari | 130 | -1.01% | 5,007 | 5,260 |
| Eldorado Santa Fe | 131 | -1.03% | 5,306 | 5,510 |
| Los Chaves | 132 | -1.08% | 4,688 | 4,965 |
| White Sands | 133 | -1.13% | 1,399 | 1,368 |
| Berino | 134 | -1.31% | 1,202 | 1,704 |
| Lordsburg | 135 | -1.36% | 2,173 | 2,323 |
| West Hammond | 136 | -1.36% | 2,315 | 2,738 |
| Lee Acres | 137 | -1.77% | 4,608 | 5,318 |
| Gallup | 138 | -1.8% | 19,973 | 21,801 |
| Dulce | 139 | -1.83% | 2,141 | 2,584 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | 140 | -1.85% | 1,912 | 2,281 |
| Placitas | 141 | -1.94% | 3,838 | 4,506 |
| Waterflow | 142 | -2.29% | 1,239 | 1,552 |
| Jarales | 143 | -4.17% | 1,494 | 2,207 |
| University Park | 144 | -4.83% | 2,382 | 2,917 |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 145 | -6.47% | 1,186 | 1,767 |
New Mexico's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Barton leads with 7.19% annualized growth, followed by Rio Rancho Estates (7.16%) and Las Campanas (7.16%). The largest population centers are Albuquerque (559,186), Las Cruces (118,317), and Rio Rancho (114,544). Of the 145 cities over 1,000 population, 83 are growing while 62 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.91% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.94% annually.