Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all New Mexico cities and places, Albuquerque city had the highest population (563.44K), followed by Las Cruces city (112.80K), and Rio Rancho city (106.31K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico cities and places.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.
You can also similar information for each New Mexico county.
Related Topics: New Mexico Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque city | 563441 |
| 2 | Las Cruces city | 112797 |
| 3 | Rio Rancho city | 106309 |
| 4 | Santa Fe city | 88327 |
| 5 | Roswell city | 48013 |
| 6 | Farmington city | 46354 |
| 7 | Hobbs city | 39806 |
| 8 | Clovis city | 38191 |
| 9 | Carlsbad city | 31629 |
| 10 | Alamogordo city | 31196 |
| 11 | Gallup city | 21441 |
| 12 | Los Lunas village | 17947 |
| 13 | Sunland Park city | 17128 |
| 14 | Deming city | 15189 |
| 15 | Las Vegas city | 13174 |
| 16 | Artesia city | 12551 |
| 17 | Portales city | 12029 |
| 18 | Lovington city | 11429 |
| 19 | Espa�ola city | 10503 |
| 20 | Silver City town | 9611 |
| 21 | Bernalillo town | 9119 |
| 22 | Grants city | 9026 |
| 23 | Anthony city | 8697 |
| 24 | Corrales village | 8595 |
| 25 | Socorro city | 8546 |
| 26 | Ruidoso village | 7756 |
| 27 | Belen city | 7406 |
| 28 | Bloomfield city | 7383 |
| 29 | Taos town | 6511 |
| 30 | Aztec city | 6172 |
| 31 | Edgewood town | 6162 |
| 32 | Truth or Consequences city | 6033 |
| 33 | Raton city | 6026 |
| 34 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque village | 5881 |
| 35 | Tucumcari city | 5201 |
| 36 | Rio Communities city | 4955 |
| 37 | Bosque Farms village | 4051 |
| 38 | Peralta town | 3381 |
| 39 | Eunice city | 2997 |
| 40 | Santa Rosa city | 2840 |
| 41 | Ruidoso Downs city | 2677 |
| 42 | Clayton town | 2664 |
| 43 | Tularosa village | 2580 |
| 44 | Milan village | 2474 |
| 45 | Lordsburg city | 2276 |
| 46 | Jal city | 2148 |
| 47 | Bayard city | 2092 |
| 48 | Moriarty city | 1973 |
| 49 | Questa village | 1805 |
| 50 | Mesilla town | 1797 |
| 51 | Santa Clara village | 1621 |
| 52 | Hatch village | 1552 |
| 53 | Elephant Butte city | 1446 |
| 54 | Columbus village | 1444 |
| 55 | Capitan village | 1408 |
| 56 | Pecos village | 1388 |
| 57 | Loving village | 1345 |
| 58 | Estancia town | 1270 |
| 59 | Hurley town | 1245 |
| 60 | Angel Fire village | 1192 |
| 61 | Dexter town | 1062 |
| 62 | Carrizozo town | 979 |
| 63 | Hagerman town | 972 |
| 64 | Logan village | 962 |
| 65 | Texico city | 939 |
| 66 | Springer town | 931 |
| 67 | Chama village | 919 |
| 68 | Mountainair town | 892 |
| 69 | Fort Sumner village | 874 |
| 70 | Magdalena village | 794 |
| 71 | Cimarron village | 791 |
| 72 | Cloudcroft village | 754 |
| 73 | Tatum town | 693 |
| 74 | Cuba village | 636 |
| 75 | Melrose village | 614 |
| 76 | Kirtland town | 578 |
| 77 | Red River town | 543 |
| 78 | Tijeras village | 462 |
| 78 | Williamsburg village | 462 |
| 79 | Lake Arthur town | 378 |
| 80 | Eagle Nest village | 320 |
| 81 | Reserve village | 306 |
| 82 | Vaughn town | 279 |
| 83 | Wagon Mound village | 266 |
| 84 | Maxwell village | 223 |
| 85 | Willard village | 208 |
| 86 | Jemez Springs village | 204 |
| 87 | San Jon village | 191 |
| 88 | Roy village | 186 |
| 89 | San Ysidro village | 169 |
| 90 | Elida town | 156 |
| 91 | Corona village | 128 |
| 92 | Virden village | 124 |
| 93 | Des Moines village | 117 |
| 94 | Dora village | 116 |
| 95 | Hope village | 111 |
| 96 | Mosquero village | 95 |
| 97 | Grady village | 86 |
| 98 | Floyd village | 85 |
| 99 | Taos Ski Valley village | 81 |
| 100 | Causey village | 68 |
| 101 | House village | 55 |
| 102 | Encino village | 53 |
| 103 | Folsom village | 47 |
| 104 | Grenville village | 24 |