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Towns losing population in New Mexico

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

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Lee Acres −28.8% 2010 census 5,858 Map of University Park 2 University Park −28.3% 2010 census 4,192 Raton 3 Raton −12.3% 2010 census 6,885
#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Lee Acres4,272 people −28.8% 5,858 4,170
2 Map of University Park University Park2,782 people −28.3% 4,192 3,007
3 Raton Raton6,026 people −12.3% 6,885 6,041
4 Clayton Clayton2,753 people −11.3% 2,980 2,643
5 Tularosa2,597 people −10.2% 2,842 2,553
6 Map of Peralta Peralta3,404 people −8.7% 3,660 3,342
7 Bloomfield Bloomfield7,395 people −8.5% 8,112 7,421
8 Map of Aztec Aztec6,150 people −8.3% 6,763 6,201
9 Map of Vado Vado2,895 people −8.3% 3,194 2,930
10 Map of Los Chaves Los Chaves4,838 people −8.2% 5,446 4,997
11 Anthony Anthony8,767 people −7.1% 9,360 8,693
12 Map of Shiprock Shiprock7,610 people −7.0% 8,295 7,718
13 Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs2,655 people −6.9% 2,815 2,620
14 Truth or Consequences6,019 people −6.5% 6,475 6,052
15 Map of Flora Vista Flora Vista2,770 people −6.5% 2,191 2,048
16 Map of South Valley South Valley37,120 people −6.4% 40,976 38,338
17 Silver City9,536 people −5.9% 10,315 9,704
18 Map of Ruidoso Ruidoso7,699 people −4.4% 8,029 7,679
19 Las Vegas Las Vegas13,000 people −4.3% 13,753 13,166
20 Map of Socorro Socorro8,481 people −3.8% 9,051 8,707
21 Map of Meadow Lake Meadow Lake4,259 people −2.9% 4,708 4,573
22 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people −2.5% 6,024 5,874
23 Zuni Pueblo5,864 people −2.0% 6,302 6,176
24 Eldorado at Santa Fe Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619 people −2.0% 6,130 6,005
25 El Cerro Mission5,323 people −2.0% 4,657 4,566
26 North Valley North Valley10,455 people −1.6% 11,333 11,149
27 Map of Tucumcari Tucumcari5,160 people −1.6% 5,363 5,278
28 Portales Portales11,968 people −1.2% 12,280 12,137
29 Deming15,221 people −0.7% 14,855 14,758
30 Map of Grants Grants8,951 people −0.2% 9,182 9,163
31 El Cerro2,923 people −0.2% 2,953 2,946

How this ranking works

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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