Biggest Cities in New Mexico - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In New Mexico (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Albuquerque	386,988	1.6%
2	Las Cruces	62,648	–
3	Santa Fe	57,605	–
4	Roswell	44,480	–
5	Farmington	34,588	–
6	Rio Rancho	32,551	–
7	Clovis	31,366	–
8	Hobbs	29,445	–
9	Alamogordo	27,986	–
10	Carlsbad	25,320	–
11	Gallup	19,340	–
12	Las Vegas	14,522	–
13	Deming	11,672	–
14	Silver City	10,984	–
15	Portales	10,788	–
16	Artesia	10,775	–
17	Lovington	9,495	–
18	Espanola	9,295	–
19	Grants	8,669	–
20	Sunland Park	8,357	–
21	Socorro	8,207	–
22	Raton	7,566	–
23	Tucumcari	6,872	–
24	Belen	6,555	–
25	Truth or Consequences	6,224	–
26	Los Lunas	6,135	–
27	Bernalillo	5,732	–
28	Corrales	5,503	–
29	Bloomfield	5,367	–
30	Aztec	5,239	–
31	Los Ranchos de Albuquer.	4,893	–
32	Ruidoso	4,636	–
33	Taos	4,401	–
34	Bosque Farms	3,824	–
35	Lordsburg	2,981	–
36	Tularosa	2,753	–
37	Eunice	2,700	–
38	Bayard	2,580	–
39	Clayton	2,514	–
40	Santa Rosa	2,303	–
41	Jal	2,153	–
42	Mesilla	1,976	–
43	Milan	1,967	–
44	Central	1,828	–
45	Questa	1,707	–
46	Hurley	1,442	–
47	Moriarty	1,420	–
48	Hatch	1,318	–
49	Springer	1,288	–
50	Fort Sumner	1,285	–
51	Loving	1,202	–
52	Carrizozo	1,075	–
53	Chama	1,048	–
54	Pecos	1,012	–
55	Texico	972	–
56	Hagerman	959	–
57	Mountainair	926	–
58	Ruidoso Downs	917	–
59	Dexter	900	–
60	Magdalena	844	–
61	Capitan	840	–
62	Logan	804	–
63	Estancia	800	–
64	Cimarron	763	–
65	Cuba	750	–
66	Tatum	708	–
67	Columbus	669	–
68	Melrose	666	–
69	Vaughn	633	–
70	Cloudcroft	612	–
71	Tijeras	478	–
72	Williamsburg	463	–
73	Angel Fire	452	–
74	Red River	387	–
75	Roy	362	–
76	Jemez Springs	359	–
77	San Ysidro	345	–
78	Lake Arthur	339	–
79	Elida	322	–
80	Reserve	319	–
81	Wagon Mound	304	–
82	San Jon	283	–
83	Corona	215	–
84	Maxwell	196	–
85	Elephant Butte	193	–
86	Eagle Nest	187	–
87	Willard	183	–
88	Dora	171	–
89	Des Moines	170	–
90	Mosquero	164	–
91	Encino	131	–
92	Floyd	117	–
93	Virden	108	–
94	Grady	105	–
95	Hope	98	–
96	House	96	–
97	Taos Ski Valley	65	–
98	Folsom	64	–
99	Causey	57	–
100	Grenville	22	–

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What was the largest city in New Mexico in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in New Mexico was Albuquerque, with a population of 386,988. The second largest city is Las Cruces, with a population of 62,648.