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New Mexico rankings · Growth

Towns losing population in New Mexico

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 31 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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There isn’t enough data to rank Clovis here: population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.

Lee Acres−28.8% · 2010 census 5,858

University Park−28.3% · 2010 census 4,192

Raton−12.3% · 2010 census 6,885

All 31 towns

Change 2010–2020, lowest first.

#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census

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

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

3 Raton6,026 people −12.3% 6,8856,041

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

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

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

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

8 Aztec6,150 people −8.3% 6,7636,201

9 Vado2,895 people −8.3% 3,1942,930

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How it works

How this ranking works

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We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest 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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