100 Biggest Cities In New Mexico For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in New Mexico. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 137 cities and places in New Mexico.

We all love the biggest cities that the Land of Enchantment has to offer. You know the places like Albuquerque and Las Cruces which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in New Mexico that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in New Mexico with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in New Mexico, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in New Mexico, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM
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Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 562,336
Population 2010: 531,403
Growth: 5.8%
More on Albuquerque: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Las Cruces, NM
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Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 109,934
Population 2010: 92,897
Growth: 18.3%
More on Las Cruces: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Rio Rancho, NM
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Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 102,403
Population 2010: 81,056
Growth: 26.3%
More on Rio Rancho: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Santa Fe, NM
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Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 86,935
Population 2010: 67,588
Growth: 28.6%
More on Santa Fe: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Roswell, NM
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Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 48,347
Population 2010: 47,414
Growth: 2.0%
More on Roswell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Farmington, NM
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Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 46,696
Population 2010: 44,650
Growth: 4.6%
More on Farmington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hobbs, NM
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Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 2)
Population: 39,476
Population 2010: 32,940
Growth: 19.8%
More on Hobbs: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Clovis, NM
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Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 38,505
Population 2010: 36,217
Growth: 6.3%
More on Clovis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Rank Last Year: 7 (Down 2)
Population: 36,583
Population 2010: 41,992
Growth: -12.9%
More on South Valley: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Carlsbad, NM
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Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 1)
Population: 31,525
Population 2010: 25,698
Growth: 22.7%
More on Carlsbad: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Largest Cities In New Mexico

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Land of Enchantment for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in New Mexico from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Albuquerque.

The smallest? Chama, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in New Mexico

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in New Mexico.

Have fun snacking around in the Land of Enchantment!

For more reading on New Mexico, check out:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In New Mexico

Rank City Current Population 2010 Growth
1 Albuquerque 562,336 531,403 5.8%
2 Las Cruces 109,934 92,897 18.3%
3 Rio Rancho 102,403 81,056 26.3%
4 Santa Fe 86,935 67,588 28.6%
5 Roswell 48,347 47,414 2.0%
6 Farmington 46,696 44,650 4.6%
7 Hobbs 39,476 32,940 19.8%
8 Clovis 38,505 36,217 6.3%
9 South Valley 36,583 41,992 -12.9%
10 Carlsbad 31,525 25,698 22.7%
11 Alamogordo 31,201 29,753 4.9%
12 Gallup 21,901 21,077 3.9%
13 Los Lunas 17,072 13,874 23.1%
14 Sunland Park 16,488 13,832 19.2%
15 Deming 14,730 14,877 -1.0%
16 Chaparral 14,098 13,540 4.1%
17 Los Alamos 13,270 12,030 10.3%
18 Las Vegas 13,247 13,845 -4.3%
19 Artesia 12,637 11,061 14.2%
20 North Valley 12,594 11,705 7.6%
21 Portales 12,151 12,017 1.1%
22 Lovington 11,505 10,644 8.1%
23 Silver City 9,694 10,343 -6.3%
24 Grants 9,208 9,215 -0.1%
25 Bernalillo 9,049 8,073 12.1%
26 Anthony 8,748 0 nan%
27 Socorro 8,553 9,059 -5.6%
28 Corrales 8,488 8,156 4.1%
29 Shiprock 8,452 9,575 -11.7%
30 Ruidoso 7,636 8,154 -6.4%
31 Bloomfield 7,514 7,887 -4.7%
32 Belen 7,374 7,255 1.6%
33 Zuni Pueblo 7,012 9,527 -26.4%
34 Taos 6,524 5,597 16.6%
35 Aztec 6,283 6,778 -7.3%
36 North Hobbs 6,148 4,981 23.4%
37 Edgewood 6,106 3,664 66.6%
38 Raton 6,082 6,965 -12.7%
39 Truth Or Consequences 6,078 6,490 -6.3%
40 Santa Teresa 6,037 3,960 52.4%
41 Los Ranchos De Albuquerque 5,904 5,948 -0.7%
42 White Rock 5,716 5,908 -3.2%
43 Eldorado At Santa Fe 5,419 5,810 -6.7%
44 Tucumcari 5,221 5,338 -2.2%
45 El Cerro Mission 5,103 3,757 35.8%
46 Los Chaves 4,938 4,451 10.9%
47 Lee Acres 4,851 5,484 -11.5%
48 Paradise Hills 4,442 5,159 -13.9%
49 Meadow Lake 4,248 5,867 -27.6%
50 Holloman Afb 4,128 3,689 11.9%
51 La Cienega 4,110 3,330 23.4%
52 Bosque Farms 4,010 3,901 2.8%
53 Peralta 3,392 3,615 -6.2%
54 Chimayo 3,208 2,766 16.0%
55 Vado 3,199 2,544 25.7%
56 Sandia Heights 3,110 3,625 -14.2%
57 Cannon Afb 3,103 2,987 3.9%
58 Eunice 3,026 2,839 6.6%
59 Crownpoint 2,940 2,688 9.4%
60 El Cerro 2,921 3,401 -14.1%
61 Clayton 2,886 2,693 7.2%
62 Santa Rosa 2,732 3,001 -9.0%
63 Milan 2,677 3,068 -12.7%
64 Questa 2,671 2,229 19.8%
65 Tularosa 2,641 2,830 -6.7%
66 Ruidoso Downs 2,618 2,813 -6.9%
67 University Park 2,608 3,105 -16.0%
68 Dulce 2,607 2,795 -6.7%
69 La Mesilla 2,515 1,941 29.6%
70 Agua Fria 2,512 3,234 -22.3%
71 Boles Acres 2,511 1,840 36.5%
72 Arroyo Seco 2,399 1,903 26.1%
73 San Rafael 2,378 395 502.0%
74 Thoreau 2,353 957 145.9%
75 West Hammond 2,329 2,731 -14.7%
76 San Ysidro 2,328 2,212 5.2%
77 Pojoaque 2,281 1,925 18.5%
78 Bayard 2,172 2,825 -23.1%
79 Jal 2,110 1,838 14.8%
80 Keeler Farm 2,088 1,488 40.3%
81 Lordsburg 2,081 3,112 -33.1%
82 Nambe 2,074 2,118 -2.1%
83 Ranchos De Taos 2,067 2,904 -28.8%
84 Jarales 2,042 2,073 -1.5%
85 Radium Springs 1,991 1,590 25.2%
86 Flora Vista 1,990 2,736 -27.3%
87 Jemez Pueblo 1,986 1,918 3.5%
88 Navajo 1,976 2,355 -16.1%
89 La Plata 1,935 557 247.4%
90 Santo Domingo Pueblo 1,917 2,309 -17.0%
91 El Valle De Arroyo Seco 1,884 1,367 37.8%
92 Moriarty 1,881 1,891 -0.5%
93 San Felipe Pueblo 1,868 2,165 -13.7%
94 Santa Clara 1,822 1,416 28.7%
95 Mesilla 1,760 2,771 -36.5%
96 Las Maravillas 1,725 1,793 -3.8%
97 Hatch 1,678 1,000 67.8%
98 Hurley 1,650 1,626 1.5%
99 Estancia 1,604 2,226 -27.9%
100 Elephant Butte 1,580 1,125 40.4%
101 La Luz 1,568 1,719 -8.8%
102 Upper Fruitland 1,566 1,604 -2.4%
103 Berino 1,556 1,348 15.4%
104 Waterflow 1,521 1,234 23.3%
105 Taos Pueblo 1,510 1,479 2.1%
106 High Rolls 1,508 690 118.6%
107 Loving 1,452 1,114 30.3%
108 Ohkay Owingeh 1,445 978 47.8%
109 Spencerville 1,423 1,533 -7.2%
110 Atoka 1,420 870 63.2%
111 Sandia Knolls 1,387 1,712 -19.0%
112 Talpa 1,380 1,091 26.5%
113 White Sands 1,366 1,232 10.9%
114 Church Rock 1,366 569 140.1%
115 Black Rock 1,365 955 42.9%
116 Fort Sumner 1,364 950 43.6%
117 Capitan 1,354 1,744 -22.4%
118 El Rancho 1,342 1,296 3.5%
119 Tome 1,319 1,446 -8.8%
120 Skyline-Ganipa 1,263 1,124 12.4%
121 Mesita 1,214 1,187 2.3%
122 La Huerta 1,213 1,518 -20.1%
123 Adelino 1,118 823 35.8%
124 Rock Springs 1,104 655 68.5%
125 Logan 1,104 996 10.8%
126 Columbus 1,100 1,285 -14.4%
127 Carrizozo 1,089 1,010 7.8%
128 Twin Lakes 1,082 1,015 6.6%
129 Indian Hills 1,043 1,081 -3.5%
130 San Pablo 1,041 1,252 -16.9%
131 Ponderosa Pine 1,039 998 4.1%
132 La Puebla 1,038 1,218 -14.8%
133 Dexter 1,037 1,297 -20.0%
134 Santa Ana Pueblo 1,036 843 22.9%
135 Mountainair 1,032 788 31.0%
136 Los Luceros 1,004 490 104.9%
137 Chama 1,002 1,299 -22.9%

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