206 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 | 17,376 |
| Los Lunas | 22 | 3.09% | 20,523 | 17,440 |
| Mesita | 23 | 2.82% | 1,386 | 1,169 |
| Santa Teresa | 24 | 2.65% | 6,931 | 6,553 |
| La Mesilla | 25 | 2.22% | 2,627 | 2,656 |
| Holloman AFB | 26 | 2.15% | 4,464 | 3,943 |
| Keeler Farm | 27 | 1.96% | 1,819 | 1,794 |
| Sunland Park | 28 | 1.9% | 18,531 | 16,713 |
| Sunland Park | 29 | 1.9% | 18,531 | 16,800 |
| Boles Acres | 30 | 1.89% | 2,262 | 2,311 |
| Rio Rancho | 31 | 1.8% | 114,544 | 104,047 |
| Rio Rancho | 32 | 1.8% | 114,544 | 104,441 |
| El Rancho | 33 | 1.73% | 1,592 | 1,406 |
| Navajo | 34 | 1.68% | 2,178 | 1,818 |
| Thoreau | 35 | 1.68% | 2,485 | 2,068 |
| Taos Pueblo | 36 | 1.63% | 1,494 | 1,443 |
| Crownpoint | 37 | 1.54% | 2,959 | 3,018 |
| Church Rock | 38 | 1.53% | 1,462 | 1,354 |
| Pojoaque | 39 | 1.45% | 2,443 | 2,094 |
| Moriarty | 40 | 1.41% | 2,088 | 1,939 |
| Moriarty | 41 | 1.41% | 2,088 | 1,940 |
| El Valle Arroyo Seco | 42 | 1.39% | 1,820 | 1,807 |
| Cannon AFB | 43 | 1.31% | 2,791 | 2,527 |
| Nambe | 44 | 1.3% | 2,252 | 1,970 |
| Atoka | 45 | 1.29% | 1,331 | 1,275 |
| Las Cruces | 46 | 1.13% | 118,317 | 111,400 |
| Las Cruces | 47 | 1.13% | 118,317 | 111,721 |
| Sandia Knolls | 48 | 1.11% | 1,460 | 1,516 |
| Jemez Pueblo | 49 | 1.09% | 2,140 | 1,976 |
| Estancia | 50 | 1.07% | 1,328 | 1,254 |
| Estancia | 51 | 1.07% | 1,328 | 1,255 |
| Columbus | 52 | 0.94% | 1,509 | 1,436 |
| Columbus | 53 | 0.94% | 1,509 | 1,439 |
| Los Alamos | 54 | 0.88% | 13,820 | 12,978 |
| Peralta | 55 | 0.84% | 3,499 | 3,348 |
| Peralta | 56 | 0.84% | 3,499 | 3,354 |
| Doña Ana | 57 | 0.81% | 1,377 | 1,375 |
| Santa Fe | 58 | 0.78% | 91,254 | 87,508 |
| Santa Fe | 59 | 0.78% | 91,254 | 87,739 |
| Las Maravillas | 60 | 0.77% | 1,838 | 1,960 |
| El Cerro | 61 | 0.76% | 3,317 | 3,138 |
| Tularosa | 62 | 0.72% | 2,651 | 2,553 |
| Tularosa | 63 | 0.72% | 2,651 | 2,554 |
| La Luz | 64 | 0.69% | 1,898 | 1,799 |
| Bosque Farms | 65 | 0.68% | 4,166 | 4,017 |
| Bosque Farms | 66 | 0.68% | 4,166 | 4,023 |
| North Hobbs | 67 | 0.66% | 5,981 | 5,860 |
| Belen | 68 | 0.64% | 7,604 | 7,351 |
| Belen | 69 | 0.64% | 7,604 | 7,362 |
| Hatch | 70 | 0.63% | 1,600 | 1,545 |
| Hatch | 71 | 0.63% | 1,600 | 1,547 |
| Zuni Pueblo | 72 | 0.6% | 6,911 | 6,822 |
| Alamogordo | 73 | 0.57% | 31,848 | 30,933 |
| Alamogordo | 74 | 0.57% | 31,848 | 30,942 |
| El Cerro Mission | 75 | 0.55% | 5,084 | 4,808 |
| Flora Vista | 76 | 0.55% | 2,385 | 2,187 |
| Anthony | 77 | 0.54% | 8,958 | 8,715 |
| Anthony | 78 | 0.54% | 8,958 | 8,716 |
| Vado | 79 | 0.47% | 3,434 | 3,189 |
| San Ysidro | 80 | 0.45% | 2,234 | 2,527 |
| Bernalillo | 81 | 0.37% | 9,193 | 9,002 |
| Bernalillo | 82 | 0.37% | 9,193 | 9,022 |
| Chaparral | 83 | 0.36% | 15,455 | 13,744 |
| Paradise Hills | 84 | 0.34% | 4,487 | 4,918 |
| Mesilla | 85 | 0.33% | 1,834 | 1,804 |
| Mesilla | 86 | 0.33% | 1,834 | 1,803 |
| Arroyo Seco | 87 | 0.32% | 1,876 | 2,311 |
| La Cienega | 88 | 0.25% | 3,980 | 3,728 |
| Hobbs | 89 | 0.24% | 41,161 | 40,523 |
| Hobbs | 90 | 0.24% | 41,161 | 40,659 |
| Ohkay Owingeh | 91 | 0.17% | 1,180 | 1,220 |
| La Huerta | 92 | 0.16% | 1,281 | 1,489 |
| Capitan | 93 | 0.14% | 1,411 | 1,397 |
| Capitan | 94 | 0.14% | 1,411 | 1,400 |
| Deming | 95 | 0.13% | 15,292 | 15,175 |
| Deming | 96 | 0.13% | 15,292 | 15,192 |
| Milan | 97 | 0.12% | 2,475 | 2,462 |
| Milan | 98 | 0.12% | 2,475 | 2,458 |
| Corrales | 99 | 0.07% | 8,536 | 8,487 |
| Corrales | 100 | 0.07% | 8,536 | 8,506 |
| Meadow Lake | 101 | 0.06% | 4,754 | 4,266 |
| Questa | 102 | 0.06% | 1,802 | 1,799 |
| Questa | 103 | 0.06% | 1,802 | 1,797 |
| Sandia Heights | 104 | 0.03% | 3,208 | 3,111 |
| Lovington | 105 | 0.03% | 11,696 | 11,666 |
| Lovington | 106 | 0.03% | 11,696 | 11,680 |
| Eunice | 107 | 0% | 3,068 | 3,062 |
| Eunice | 108 | 0% | 3,068 | 3,067 |
| Shiprock | 109 | -0.02% | 8,270 | 8,588 |
| Rio Communities | 110 | -0.04% | 4,925 | 4,929 |
| Rio Communities | 111 | -0.04% | 4,925 | 4,933 |
| Edgewood | 112 | -0.05% | 6,167 | 6,181 |
| Edgewood | 113 | -0.05% | 6,167 | 6,180 |
| North Valley | 114 | -0.05% | 11,237 | 13,331 |
| Jal | 115 | -0.09% | 2,190 | 2,195 |
| Jal | 116 | -0.09% | 2,190 | 2,199 |
| Española | 117 | -0.11% | 10,464 | 10,532 |
| Española | 118 | -0.11% | 10,464 | 10,516 |
| Raton | 119 | -0.12% | 5,998 | 6,044 |
| Raton | 120 | -0.12% | 5,998 | 6,030 |
| Farmington | 121 | -0.13% | 46,203 | 46,608 |
| Farmington | 122 | -0.13% | 46,203 | 46,497 |
| Taos | 123 | -0.15% | 6,443 | 6,504 |
| Taos | 124 | -0.15% | 6,443 | 6,492 |
| Bloomfield | 125 | -0.16% | 7,351 | 7,431 |
| Bloomfield | 126 | -0.16% | 7,351 | 7,411 |
| Ruidoso | 127 | -0.2% | 7,625 | 7,678 |
| Ruidoso | 128 | -0.2% | 7,625 | 7,699 |
| White Rock | 129 | -0.2% | 5,559 | 5,845 |
| Albuquerque | 130 | -0.2% | 559,186 | 564,549 |
| Albuquerque | 131 | -0.2% | 559,186 | 564,885 |
| Carlsbad | 132 | -0.21% | 31,932 | 32,216 |
| Carlsbad | 133 | -0.21% | 31,932 | 32,264 |
| Radium Springs | 134 | -0.24% | 1,646 | 1,487 |
| Santa Rosa | 135 | -0.25% | 2,817 | 2,859 |
| Santa Rosa | 136 | -0.25% | 2,817 | 2,852 |
| Angel Fire | 137 | -0.25% | 1,180 | 1,197 |
| Angel Fire | 138 | -0.25% | 1,180 | 1,194 |
| Los Ranchos Albuquerque | 139 | -0.26% | 5,818 | 5,886 |
| Los Ranchos Albuquerque | 140 | -0.26% | 5,818 | 5,890 |
| Elephant Butte | 141 | -0.28% | 1,435 | 1,452 |
| Elephant Butte | 142 | -0.28% | 1,435 | 1,452 |
| Pecos | 143 | -0.29% | 1,368 | 1,389 |
| Pecos | 144 | -0.29% | 1,368 | 1,386 |
| Aztec | 145 | -0.29% | 6,111 | 6,216 |
| Aztec | 146 | -0.29% | 6,111 | 6,200 |
| Ruidoso Downs | 147 | -0.34% | 2,618 | 2,657 |
| Ruidoso Downs | 148 | -0.34% | 2,618 | 2,663 |
| Grants | 149 | -0.35% | 8,849 | 9,033 |
| Grants | 150 | -0.35% | 8,849 | 9,003 |
| Santa Clara | 151 | -0.37% | 1,607 | 1,635 |
| Santa Clara | 152 | -0.37% | 1,607 | 1,637 |
| Dexter | 153 | -0.38% | 1,051 | 1,066 |
| Dexter | 154 | -0.38% | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| Black Rock | 155 | -0.4% | 1,243 | 1,298 |
| Truth Consequences | 156 | -0.44% | 5,916 | 6,054 |
| Truth Consequences | 157 | -0.44% | 5,916 | 6,045 |
| Loving | 158 | -0.52% | 1,352 | 1,387 |
| Loving | 159 | -0.52% | 1,352 | 1,384 |
| Hurley | 160 | -0.57% | 1,225 | 1,259 |
| Hurley | 161 | -0.57% | 1,225 | 1,259 |
| Bayard | 162 | -0.58% | 2,058 | 2,117 |
| Bayard | 163 | -0.58% | 2,058 | 2,118 |
| Spencerville | 164 | -0.6% | 1,153 | 1,592 |
| Chimayo | 165 | -0.62% | 2,900 | 2,779 |
| Clovis | 166 | -0.64% | 37,315 | 38,553 |
| Clovis | 167 | -0.64% | 37,315 | 38,512 |
| Artesia | 168 | -0.65% | 12,468 | 12,875 |
| Artesia | 169 | -0.65% | 12,468 | 12,876 |
| Roswell | 170 | -0.67% | 46,860 | 48,448 |
| Roswell | 171 | -0.67% | 46,860 | 48,439 |
| Skyline-Ganipa | 172 | -0.72% | 1,109 | 1,173 |
| Portales | 173 | -0.72% | 11,704 | 12,152 |
| Portales | 174 | -0.72% | 11,704 | 12,128 |
| Upper Fruitland | 175 | -0.73% | 1,501 | 1,601 |
| Ranchos Taos | 176 | -0.75% | 2,262 | 2,086 |
| Valencia | 177 | -0.76% | 1,967 | 1,995 |
| South Valley | 178 | -0.76% | 36,757 | 39,150 |
| Silver City | 179 | -0.84% | 9,320 | 9,711 |
| Silver City | 180 | -0.84% | 9,320 | 9,715 |
| Clayton | 181 | -0.9% | 2,536 | 2,655 |
| Clayton | 182 | -0.9% | 2,536 | 2,649 |
| Las Vegas | 183 | -0.9% | 12,596 | 13,210 |
| Las Vegas | 184 | -0.9% | 12,596 | 13,171 |
| Agua Fria | 185 | -0.93% | 2,454 | 2,997 |
| Socorro | 186 | -0.99% | 8,265 | 8,702 |
| Socorro | 187 | -0.99% | 8,265 | 8,678 |
| Tucumcari | 188 | -1.01% | 5,007 | 5,279 |
| Tucumcari | 189 | -1.01% | 5,007 | 5,260 |
| Eldorado Santa Fe | 190 | -1.03% | 5,306 | 5,510 |
| Los Chaves | 191 | -1.08% | 4,688 | 4,965 |
| White Sands | 192 | -1.13% | 1,399 | 1,368 |
| Berino | 193 | -1.31% | 1,202 | 1,704 |
| Lordsburg | 194 | -1.36% | 2,173 | 2,331 |
| Lordsburg | 195 | -1.36% | 2,173 | 2,323 |
| West Hammond | 196 | -1.36% | 2,315 | 2,738 |
| Lee Acres | 197 | -1.77% | 4,608 | 5,318 |
| Gallup | 198 | -1.8% | 19,973 | 21,902 |
| Gallup | 199 | -1.8% | 19,973 | 21,801 |
| Dulce | 200 | -1.83% | 2,141 | 2,584 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | 201 | -1.85% | 1,912 | 2,281 |
| Placitas | 202 | -1.94% | 3,838 | 4,506 |
| Waterflow | 203 | -2.29% | 1,239 | 1,552 |
| Jarales | 204 | -4.17% | 1,494 | 2,207 |
| University Park | 205 | -4.83% | 2,382 | 2,917 |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 206 | -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), Albuquerque (559,186), and Las Cruces (118,317). Of the 206 cities over 1,000 population, 108 are growing while 98 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.65% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.98% annually.