Most Densely Populated Cities in New Mexico
The top 25 of 33 New Mexico cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.
| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque | 3,002 |
| 2 | Bernalillo | 1,740 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 1,704 |
| 4 | Clovis | 1,606 |
| 5 | Roswell | 1,603 |
| 6 | Hobbs | 1,524 |
| 7 | Las Vegas | 1,508 |
| 8 | Portales | 1,491 |
| 9 | Las Cruces | 1,484 |
| 10 | Alamogordo | 1,451 |
| 11 | Farmington | 1,344 |
| 12 | South Valley | 1,280 |
| 13 | Española | 1,274 |
| 14 | Los Alamos | 1,199 |
| 15 | Sunland Park | 1,185 |
| 16 | Artesia | 1,105 |
| 17 | Taos | 1,067 |
| 18 | Rio Rancho | 1,050 |
| 19 | Gallup | 1,041 |
| 20 | Lovington | 1,027 |
| 21 | Carlsbad | 1,003 |
| 22 | Silver City | 942 |
| 23 | Los Lunas | 914 |
| 24 | Deming | 911 |
| 25 | Corrales | 793 |
Top New Mexico Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in New Mexico”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-mexico/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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