Largest Cities in New Mexico: Ranked by Population

The largest city in New Mexico in our data is Albuquerque, NM, with an estimated 761,195 people, followed by Las Cruces, NM (136,254) and Santa Fe, NM (111,269). This list ranks the top 46 places among the 46 New Mexico communities with at least 5,000 residents.

What are the top 46 in New Mexico?

#	City	County	Population	Per sq mi
1	Albuquerque, NM	Bernalillo County	761,195	2,991
2	Las Cruces, NM	Doña Ana County	136,254	1,344
3	Santa Fe, NM	Santa Fe County	111,269	1,619
4	Rio Rancho, NM	Sandoval County	99,178	958
5	Los Lunas, NM	Valencia County	69,020	857
6	Farmington, NM	San Juan County	51,309	1,287
7	Roswell, NM	Chaves County	48,889	1,598
8	Clovis, NM	Curry County	42,168	1,621
9	Hobbs, NM	Lea County	42,095	1,481
10	South Valley, NM	Bernalillo County	40,080	1,380
11	Carlsbad, NM	Eddy County	34,031	953
12	Alamogordo, NM	Otero County	33,513	1,494
13	Española, NM	Rio Arriba County	25,952	1,287
14	Gallup, NM	McKinley County	22,917	1,075
15	Sunland Park, NM	Doña Ana County	17,978	1,380
16	Las Vegas, NM	San Miguel County	14,662	1,650
17	Chaparral, NM	Doña Ana County	14,437	243
18	Taos, NM	Taos County	14,196	987
19	Artesia, NM	Eddy County	13,956	1,124
20	Deming, NM	Luna County	13,924	829
21	North Valley, NM	Bernalillo County	13,449	1,935
22	Los Alamos, NM	Los Alamos County	12,666	1,137
23	Lovington, NM	Lea County	12,097	1,010
24	Portales, NM	Roosevelt County	11,921	1,461
25	Grants, NM	Cibola County	11,833	598
26	Silver City, NM	Grant County	11,561	927
27	Bernalillo, NM	Sandoval County	10,477	2,142
28	Ruidoso, NM	Lincoln County	9,442	490
29	Bloomfield, NM	San Juan County	9,370	412
30	Anthony, NM	Doña Ana County	9,239	3,421
31	Shiprock, NM	San Juan County	9,020	666
32	Corrales, NM	Sandoval County	8,696	805
33	Socorro, NM	Socorro County	8,348	578
34	Aztec, NM	San Juan County	7,963	505
35	Belen, NM	Valencia County	7,416	391
36	Truth or Consequences, NM	Sierra County	7,035	205
37	Zuni Pueblo, NM	McKinley County	7,001	790
38	North Hobbs, NM	Lea County	6,301	241
39	Los Chaves, NM	Valencia County	6,109	593
40	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM	Bernalillo County	6,108	1,370
41	Edgewood, NM	Santa Fe County	6,107	106
42	Raton, NM	Colfax County	5,938	743
43	Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	Santa Fe County	5,823	280
44	White Rock, NM	Los Alamos County	5,751	813
45	Lee Acres, NM	San Juan County	5,735	440
46	Santa Teresa, NM	Doña Ana County	5,515	549

How big are the largest cities in New Mexico?

Of the 46 places with pages, 3 have more than 100,000 residents, 10 have between 25,000 and 100,000, and 33 have fewer than 25,000. The median place has about 12,009 people. The ten largest places account for about 77% of the combined population of all pages, which shows how concentrated the state's population is across communities. Doña Ana County contributes 5 of the top 46.

Which counties do the top 46 belong to?

The 46 places on this list are spread across 24 counties of New Mexico. Doña Ana County has 5 (Las Cruces, Sunland Park, Chaparral, Anthony, Santa Teresa); San Juan County has 5 (Farmington, Bloomfield, Shiprock, Aztec, Lee Acres); Bernalillo County has 4 (Albuquerque, South Valley, North Valley, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque). Counties with several entries are usually centers of a metropolitan area, where one large city is surrounded by many suburbs that each pass the 5,000-resident threshold.

How does New Mexico compare with the rest of the country?

The median New Mexico place with a page has about 12,009 residents, compared with about 13,459 nationwide, so the state's typical community is smaller than the national typical place. Albuquerque, NM ranks 61st among all US places by estimated population in our data. The state has 425 communities in total, of which 46 reach 5,000 residents. See the national ranking of the largest cities for comparison.

Quick answers about New Mexico cities

Which is the largest city in New Mexico? Albuquerque (761,195 people).
How many New Mexico cities have more than 100,000 people? 3 in our data.
How many have 25,000 to 100,000? 10.
What is the typical size? About 12,009 residents for a place with a page.

How is this ranking made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database, which gives each place an estimated population and a density in people per square kilometer. We convert density to people per square mile and rank the places with at least 5,000 residents. Boundaries matter: a city that includes large parks or farmland scores lower on density than a compact city of the same size, and population estimates can include areas that share a city's ZIP codes. Read why population figures differ and how density is calculated before you quote a number.

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