145 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | 1 | 7.19% | 1,923 | 1,451 |
| Las Campanas | 2 | 7.16% | 1,901 | 1,128 |
| Rio Rancho Estates | 3 | 7.16% | 1,841 | 1,586 |
| Center Point | 4 | 7.16% | 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% | 20,256 | 17,313 |
| 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 |
| Boles Acres | 27 | 1.89% | 2,262 | 2,311 |
| Rio Rancho | 28 | 1.84% | 114,811 | 104,433 |
| El Rancho | 29 | 1.73% | 1,592 | 1,406 |
| Navajo | 30 | 1.68% | 2,178 | 1,818 |
| Thoreau | 31 | 1.68% | 2,485 | 2,068 |
| Sunland Park | 32 | 1.65% | 18,283 | 16,798 |
| 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 |
| El Valle Arroyo Seco | 37 | 1.39% | 1,820 | 1,807 |
| Cannon AFB | 38 | 1.31% | 2,791 | 2,527 |
| Nambe | 39 | 1.31% | 2,252 | 1,970 |
| Atoka | 40 | 1.29% | 1,331 | 1,275 |
| Sandia Knolls | 41 | 1.11% | 1,460 | 1,516 |
| Jemez Pueblo | 42 | 1.09% | 2,140 | 1,976 |
| Moriarty | 43 | 1.08% | 2,054 | 1,944 |
| Estancia | 44 | 0.99% | 1,321 | 1,255 |
| Las Cruces | 45 | 0.92% | 117,021 | 111,698 |
| Los Alamos | 46 | 0.88% | 13,820 | 12,978 |
| Doña Ana | 47 | 0.8% | 1,377 | 1,375 |
| Las Maravillas | 48 | 0.77% | 1,838 | 1,960 |
| El Cerro | 49 | 0.76% | 3,317 | 3,138 |
| Peralta | 50 | 0.69% | 3,476 | 3,356 |
| La Luz | 51 | 0.69% | 1,898 | 1,799 |
| North Hobbs | 52 | 0.66% | 5,981 | 5,860 |
| Zuni Pueblo | 53 | 0.6% | 6,911 | 6,822 |
| El Cerro Mission | 54 | 0.55% | 5,084 | 4,808 |
| Flora Vista | 55 | 0.55% | 2,385 | 2,187 |
| Tularosa | 56 | 0.54% | 2,627 | 2,556 |
| Santa Fe | 57 | 0.53% | 90,125 | 87,729 |
| Vado | 58 | 0.47% | 3,434 | 3,189 |
| Belen | 59 | 0.45% | 7,541 | 7,373 |
| San Ysidro | 60 | 0.45% | 2,234 | 2,527 |
| Hatch | 61 | 0.45% | 1,581 | 1,548 |
| Bosque Farms | 62 | 0.44% | 4,111 | 4,023 |
| Corrales | 63 | 0.42% | 8,688 | 8,507 |
| Alamogordo | 64 | 0.37% | 31,516 | 30,936 |
| Chaparral | 65 | 0.36% | 15,455 | 13,744 |
| Paradise Hills | 66 | 0.34% | 4,487 | 4,918 |
| Arroyo Seco | 67 | 0.32% | 1,876 | 2,311 |
| Bernalillo | 68 | 0.32% | 9,172 | 9,026 |
| Columbus | 69 | 0.27% | 1,457 | 1,439 |
| La Cienega | 70 | 0.25% | 3,980 | 3,728 |
| Ohkay Owingeh | 71 | 0.17% | 1,180 | 1,220 |
| La Huerta | 72 | 0.16% | 1,281 | 1,489 |
| Anthony | 73 | 0.08% | 8,739 | 8,706 |
| Meadow Lake | 74 | 0.06% | 4,754 | 4,266 |
| Sandia Heights | 75 | 0.03% | 3,208 | 3,111 |
| Questa | 76 | 0% | 1,796 | 1,798 |
| Shiprock | 77 | -0.02% | 8,270 | 8,588 |
| Milan | 78 | -0.04% | 2,455 | 2,459 |
| North Valley | 79 | -0.05% | 11,237 | 13,331 |
| Capitan | 80 | -0.14% | 1,389 | 1,399 |
| Pecos | 81 | -0.14% | 1,376 | 1,386 |
| Rio Communities | 82 | -0.16% | 4,890 | 4,932 |
| Mesilla | 83 | -0.17% | 1,786 | 1,801 |
| Ruidoso | 84 | -0.17% | 7,636 | 7,703 |
| Farmington | 85 | -0.19% | 46,061 | 46,500 |
| White Rock | 86 | -0.2% | 5,559 | 5,845 |
| Elephant Butte | 87 | -0.21% | 1,437 | 1,451 |
| Radium Springs | 88 | -0.24% | 1,646 | 1,487 |
| Truth Consequences | 89 | -0.25% | 5,970 | 6,045 |
| Bloomfield | 90 | -0.26% | 7,311 | 7,405 |
| Albuquerque | 91 | -0.27% | 557,198 | 564,888 |
| Edgewood | 92 | -0.28% | 6,095 | 6,182 |
| Raton | 93 | -0.29% | 5,943 | 6,030 |
| Española | 94 | -0.31% | 10,367 | 10,526 |
| Los Ranchos Albuquerque | 95 | -0.33% | 5,790 | 5,885 |
| Taos | 96 | -0.33% | 6,385 | 6,490 |
| Aztec | 97 | -0.34% | 6,087 | 6,194 |
| Black Rock | 98 | -0.4% | 1,243 | 1,298 |
| Deming | 99 | -0.42% | 14,481 | 14,786 |
| Angel Fire | 100 | -0.43% | 1,165 | 1,192 |
| Grants | 101 | -0.49% | 8,908 | 9,127 |
| Spencerville | 102 | -0.6% | 1,153 | 1,592 |
| Chimayo | 103 | -0.62% | 2,900 | 2,779 |
| Santa Clara | 104 | -0.63% | 1,588 | 1,637 |
| Dexter | 105 | -0.67% | 1,039 | 1,076 |
| Las Vegas | 106 | -0.71% | 12,723 | 13,177 |
| Skyline-Ganipa | 107 | -0.72% | 1,109 | 1,173 |
| Upper Fruitland | 108 | -0.73% | 1,501 | 1,601 |
| Hurley | 109 | -0.74% | 1,212 | 1,257 |
| Ranchos Taos | 110 | -0.75% | 2,262 | 2,086 |
| Portales | 111 | -0.76% | 11,681 | 12,125 |
| Valencia | 112 | -0.76% | 1,967 | 1,995 |
| South Valley | 113 | -0.76% | 36,757 | 39,150 |
| Clovis | 114 | -0.8% | 37,011 | 38,513 |
| Ruidoso Downs | 115 | -0.82% | 2,537 | 2,641 |
| Carlsbad | 116 | -0.84% | 30,977 | 32,282 |
| Clayton | 117 | -0.86% | 2,536 | 2,648 |
| Bayard | 118 | -0.88% | 2,028 | 2,118 |
| Tucumcari | 119 | -0.91% | 5,031 | 5,260 |
| Agua Fria | 120 | -0.93% | 2,454 | 2,997 |
| Roswell | 121 | -0.94% | 46,229 | 48,429 |
| Santa Rosa | 122 | -0.98% | 2,715 | 2,850 |
| Eldorado Santa Fe | 123 | -1.03% | 5,306 | 5,510 |
| Los Chaves | 124 | -1.08% | 4,688 | 4,965 |
| Hobbs | 125 | -1.09% | 38,538 | 40,657 |
| White Sands | 126 | -1.13% | 1,399 | 1,368 |
| Silver City | 127 | -1.21% | 9,153 | 9,712 |
| Socorro | 128 | -1.28% | 8,149 | 8,679 |
| Berino | 129 | -1.31% | 1,202 | 1,704 |
| Lovington | 130 | -1.35% | 10,937 | 11,687 |
| West Hammond | 131 | -1.36% | 2,315 | 2,738 |
| Eunice | 132 | -1.41% | 2,862 | 3,067 |
| Artesia | 133 | -1.49% | 11,964 | 12,868 |
| Jal | 134 | -1.49% | 2,042 | 2,199 |
| Loving | 135 | -1.53% | 1,290 | 1,389 |
| Lee Acres | 136 | -1.77% | 4,608 | 5,318 |
| Dulce | 137 | -1.83% | 2,141 | 2,584 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | 138 | -1.85% | 1,912 | 2,281 |
| Lordsburg | 139 | -1.85% | 2,122 | 2,324 |
| Placitas | 140 | -1.94% | 3,838 | 4,506 |
| Gallup | 141 | -2.25% | 19,548 | 21,805 |
| 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 Las Campanas (7.16%) and Rio Rancho Estates (7.16%). The largest population centers are Albuquerque (557,198), Las Cruces (117,021), and Rio Rancho (114,811). Of the 145 cities over 1,000 population, 76 are growing while 69 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.79% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.15% annually.