New Mexico rankings · Growth

Fastest-growing towns in New Mexico

Ranked by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 70 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Clovis’s spot

#29of 70

+2.1%population growth, 2010 to 2020 census

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Edgewood+65.3% · 2010 census 3,735

Santa Fe+28.8% · 2010 census 67,947

Crownpoint+27.3% · 2010 census 2,278

The race around Clovis

Just behind White Rock, just ahead of Corrales

27Sandia Heights+2.5%28White Rock+2.2%29Clovis+2.1%30Corrales+2.0%31Paradise Hills+1.7%

All 70 towns

Growth 2010–2020, highest first.

#TownGrowth 2010–20202010 census2020 census

1 Edgewood6,124 people +65.3% 3,7356,174

2 Santa Fe89,019 people +28.8% 67,94787,505

3 Crownpoint2,882 people +27.3% 2,2782,900

4 Holloman AFB4,433 people +24.8% 3,0543,810

5 Carlsbad31,746 people +23.3% 26,13832,238

6 North Hobbs6,034 people +21.1% 5,3916,529

7 Rio Rancho108,515 people +18.9% 87,521104,046

8 Hobbs40,252 people +18.7% 34,12240,508

9 Santa Teresa6,041 people +18.5% 4,2585,044

10 Sunland Park17,463 people +18.4% 14,10616,702

11 Los Lunas18,618 people +16.2% 14,83517,242

12 Las Cruces114,197 people +14.1% 97,618111,385

13 Artesia12,576 people +13.9% 11,30112,875

14 Taos6,458 people +13.3% 5,7166,474

15 Chaparral18,186 people +13.1% 14,63116,551

16 Los Alamos13,317 people +9.7% 12,01913,179

17 Bernalillo9,086 people +7.9% 8,3208,977

18 Ranchos de Taos2,536 people +7.5% 2,5182,707

19 Lovington11,498 people +6.0% 11,00911,668

20 Eunice3,015 people +4.6% 2,9223,056

21 Rio Communities4,925 people +4.3% 4,7234,926

22 La Mesilla2,697 people +4.1% 1,7721,844

23 Agua Fria2,898 people +4.0% 2,8002,913

24 Albuquerque562,218 people +3.4% 545,852564,559

25 Española10,473 people +3.0% 10,22410,526

26 Bosque Farms4,071 people +3.0% 3,9044,020

27 Sandia Heights3,160 people +2.5% 3,1933,273

28 White Rock5,716 people +2.2% 5,7255,852

29 Clovis37,942 people +2.1% 37,77538,567

30 Corrales8,555 people +2.0% 8,3298,493

31 Paradise Hills4,591 people +1.7% 4,2564,329

32 La Cienega3,543 people +1.7% 3,8193,885

33 Farmington46,314 people +1.6% 45,87746,624

34 Alamogordo31,307 people +1.6% 30,40330,898

35 Dulce3,218 people +1.6% 2,7432,788

36 Belen7,450 people +1.3% 7,2697,360

37 Placitas4,223 people +1.3% 4,9775,041

38 Gallup21,023 people +1.0% 21,67821,899

39 Roswell47,638 people +0.1% 48,36648,422

40 Grants8,951 people −0.2% 9,1829,163

41 El Cerro2,923 people −0.2% 2,9532,946

42 Deming15,221 people −0.7% 14,85514,758

43 Portales11,968 people −1.2% 12,28012,137

44 North Valley10,455 people −1.6% 11,33311,149

45 Tucumcari5,160 people −1.6% 5,3635,278

46 Zuni Pueblo5,864 people −2.0% 6,3026,176

47 Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619 people −2.0% 6,1306,005

48 El Cerro Mission5,323 people −2.0% 4,6574,566

49 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people −2.5% 6,0245,874

50 Meadow Lake4,259 people −2.9% 4,7084,573

51 Socorro8,481 people −3.8% 9,0518,707

52 Las Vegas13,000 people −4.3% 13,75313,166

53 Ruidoso7,699 people −4.4% 8,0297,679

54 Silver City9,536 people −5.9% 10,3159,704

55 South Valley37,120 people −6.4% 40,97638,338

56 Truth or Consequences6,019 people −6.5% 6,4756,052

57 Flora Vista2,770 people −6.5% 2,1912,048

58 Ruidoso Downs2,655 people −6.9% 2,8152,620

59 Shiprock7,610 people −7.0% 8,2957,718

60 Anthony8,767 people −7.1% 9,3608,693

61 Los Chaves4,838 people −8.2% 5,4464,997

62 Aztec6,150 people −8.3% 6,7636,201

63 Vado2,895 people −8.3% 3,1942,930

64 Bloomfield7,395 people −8.5% 8,1127,421

65 Peralta3,404 people −8.7% 3,6603,342

66 Tularosa2,597 people −10.2% 2,8422,553

67 Clayton2,753 people −11.3% 2,9802,643

68 Raton6,026 people −12.3% 6,8856,041

69 University Park2,782 people −28.3% 4,1923,007

70 Lee Acres4,272 people −28.8% 5,8584,170

How it works

How this ranking works

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We rank every town by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. These are official census counts, not estimates. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for New Mexico as a whole is +2.8%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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