There are 62 cities in McKinley County, New Mexico.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | 1 | 19,999 | 21,805 | -2.21% | 991 | 20.2 | City |
| Grants | 2 | 8,952 | 9,127 | -0.49% | 603 | 14.9 | City |
| Zuni Pueblo | 3 | 6,870 | 6,822 | 0.59% | 544 | 12.6 | CDP |
| Fort Defiance | 4 | 3,512 | 4,209 | -0.23% | 548 | 6.4 | CDP |
| Crownpoint | 5 | 2,914 | 3,018 | 1.6% | 43 | 67.5 | CDP |
| San Rafael | 6 | 2,554 | 1,757 | 4.76% | 162 | 15.8 | CDP |
| Milan | 7 | 2,456 | 2,459 | -0.04% | 557 | 4.4 | Village |
| Thoreau | 8 | 2,444 | 2,068 | 1.75% | 62 | 39.5 | CDP |
| Navajo | 9 | 2,142 | 1,818 | 1.71% | 951 | 2.3 | CDP |
| Window Rock | 10 | 1,947 | 2,451 | -2.7% | 368 | 5.3 | CDP |
| Gamerco | 11 | 1,737 | 1,646 | 7.69% | 1,815 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Church Rock | 12 | 1,440 | 1,354 | 1.62% | 79 | 18.3 | CDP |
| Iyanbito | 13 | 1,306 | 964 | 7.76% | 137 | 9.5 | CDP |
| Black Rock | 14 | 1,248 | 1,298 | -0.48% | 715 | 1.7 | CDP |
| Rock Springs | 15 | 1,071 | 1,166 | 3.48% | 85 | 12.6 | CDP |
| Twin Lakes | 16 | 944 | 1,119 | -0.74% | 105 | 9.0 | CDP |
| Pinedale | 17 | 881 | 569 | 7.7% | 85 | 10.3 | CDP |
| Las Tusas | 18 | 874 | 406 | 7.77% | 690 | 1.3 | CDP |
| Prewitt | 19 | 804 | 759 | 7.78% | 58 | 13.8 | CDP |
| Sawmill | 20 | 802 | 706 | 0.5% | 130 | 6.2 | CDP |
| Williams Acres | 21 | 796 | 711 | 7.71% | 986 | 0.8 | CDP |
| Yah-ta-hey | 22 | 729 | 627 | 1.39% | 212 | 3.4 | CDP |
| White Cliffs | 23 | 712 | 489 | 7.72% | 1,660 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Tohatchi | 24 | 663 | 855 | -1.63% | 103 | 6.5 | CDP |
| St. Michaels | 25 | 662 | 916 | -7.8% | 173 | 3.8 | CDP |
| Brimhall Nizhoni | 26 | 649 | 353 | 5.19% | 40 | 16.3 | CDP |
| Cuba | 27 | 640 | 632 | 0.31% | 196 | 3.3 | Village |
| Sundance | 28 | 614 | 553 | 7.72% | 177 | 3.5 | CDP |
| Ojo Encino | 29 | 519 | 406 | 7.68% | 796 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Torreon | 30 | 516 | 389 | 2.58% | 37 | 13.9 | CDP |
| Pinehill | 31 | 456 | 462 | 7.55% | 129 | 3.5 | CDP |
| Fort Wingate | 32 | 441 | 273 | 7.56% | 219 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Lobo Canyon | 33 | 416 | 323 | 7.49% | 97 | 4.3 | CDP |
| Homer C Jones | 34 | 407 | 2 | 7.67% | 1,635 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Timberlake | 35 | 398 | 355 | 7.86% | 34 | 11.8 | CDP |
| Ramah | 36 | 394 | 505 | 0.25% | 32 | 12.3 | CDP |
| La Jara | 37 | 387 | 272 | 3.48% | 27 | 14.3 | CDP |
| Sagar | 38 | 369 | 217 | 7.9% | 197 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Naschitti | 39 | 350 | 492 | 1.16% | 140 | 2.5 | CDP |
| Becenti | 40 | 321 | 243 | 7.72% | 342 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Crystal | 41 | 281 | 331 | -0.71% | 62 | 4.5 | CDP |
| Jamestown | 42 | 267 | 129 | 7.66% | 98 | 2.7 | CDP |
| Broadview | 43 | 262 | 54 | 7.38% | 70 | 3.8 | CDP |
| Bluewater | 44 | 261 | 226 | 7.41% | 22 | 11.8 | CDP |
| Mount Taylor | 45 | 232 | 271 | 7.41% | 122 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Crestview | 46 | 225 | 201 | 7.66% | 173 | 1.3 | CDP |
| Pueblo Pintado | 47 | 221 | 314 | 0.91% | 7 | 31.0 | CDP |
| Haystack | 48 | 203 | 214 | 7.98% | 48 | 4.3 | CDP |
| Golden Acres | 49 | 174 | 97 | 8.08% | 190 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Nakaibito | 50 | 173 | 214 | -10.82% | 25 | 7.0 | CDP |
| Continental Divide | 51 | 164 | 76 | 7.19% | 67 | 2.4 | CDP |
| Catalpa Canyon | 52 | 147 | 16 | 8.09% | 21 | 7.0 | CDP |
| Borrego Pass | 53 | 125 | 143 | 7.76% | 9 | 13.2 | CDP |
| Tse Bonito | 54 | 114 | 206 | -10.24% | 17 | 6.8 | CDP |
| Candy Kitchen | 55 | 84 | 59 | 7.69% | 16 | 5.3 | CDP |
| Mountain View | 56 | 78 | 69 | 6.85% | 38 | 2.1 | CDP |
| El Morro Valley | 57 | 70 | 76 | 7.69% | 7 | 9.9 | CDP |
| Vanderwagen | 58 | 66 | 0 | 6.45% | 33 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Manuelito | 59 | 48 | 28 | 9.09% | 6 | 8.2 | CDP |
| Pinehaven | 60 | 8 | 133 | 0% | 1 | 7.0 | CDP |
| Purty Rock | 61 | 2 | 223 | 0% | 2 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Stoneridge | 62 | 2 | 5 | 0% | 3 | 0.8 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Gallup is the largest city in McKinley County.
Stoneridge is the smallest city in McKinley County.
There are 62 cities in McKinley County, New Mexico.