Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in New Mexico

New Mexico counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, De Baca County leads at -22.5%.

Among cities & places, Abeytas leads at -100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	De Baca County	-22.5%
2	Mora County	-7.9%
3	Hidalgo County	-4.7%
4	San Juan County	-4.2%
5	Curry County	-3.6%
6	Socorro County	-3.3%
7	San Miguel County	-2.5%
8	Union County	-2.3%
9	McKinley County	-1.7%
10	Torrance County	-1.5%
11	Chaves County	-1.1%
12	Bernalillo County	-0.5%
13	Guadalupe County	+0.6%
14	Roosevelt County	+0.6%
15	Cibola County	+0.6%
16	Grant County	+0.7%
17	Colfax County	+1.4%
18	Valencia County	+1.8%
19	Rio Arriba County	+2.6%
20	DoÃ±a Ana County	+2.6%
21	Otero County	+3.2%
22	Quay County	+3.5%
23	Lincoln County	+3.9%
24	Santa Fe County	+3.9%
25	Los Alamos County	+4.0%
26	Lea County	+4.1%
27	Sierra County	+4.4%
28	Catron County	+4.5%
29	Taos County	+5.3%
30	Luna County	+5.6%
31	Eddy County	+5.9%
32	Sandoval County	+6.2%
33	Harding County	+69.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Abeytas	-100.0%
2	Abiquiu	-100.0%
3	Apache Creek	-100.0%
4	Bibo	-100.0%
5	Brazos	-100.0%
6	City of the Sun	-100.0%
7	Cobre	-100.0%
8	Cundiyo	-100.0%
9	Escondida	-100.0%
10	Faywood	-100.0%
11	Fence Lake	-100.0%
12	Homestead	-100.0%
13	Lake Roberts	-100.0%
14	Lake Roberts Heights	-100.0%
15	Middle Frisco	-100.0%
16	Moquino	-100.0%
17	Mountain View	-100.0%
18	Sacramento	-100.0%
19	San Luis	-100.0%
20	Ute Park	-100.0%
21	Watrous	-100.0%
22	Whites City	-100.0%
23	Winston	-100.0%
24	San Fidel	-99.2%
25	Manzano Springs	-90.4%
26	Coyote	-88.9%
27	Bent	-85.5%
28	Mayhill	-83.9%
29	Orogrande	-78.0%
30	Chamizal	-77.6%
31	Tecolote	-76.5%
32	Cubero	-70.7%
33	Llano del Medio	-70.1%
34	San Jose	-69.8%
35	Fairacres	-69.5%
36	Chili	-66.3%
37	Hachita	-65.8%
38	Bluewater Village	-63.4%
39	Pueblito	-62.3%
40	Los Ojos	-61.5%
41	Pinos Altos	-59.9%
42	Las Nutrias	-58.9%
43	Pulpotio Bareas	-58.4%
44	Rodeo	-56.3%
45	San Rafael	-56.1%
46	Rodey	-55.7%
47	Morningside	-55.3%
48	Duran	-54.1%
49	Tse Bonito	-53.8%
50	Lake Sumner	-53.5%
51	Canjilon	-53.1%
52	Lyden	-52.3%
53	Regina	-52.2%
54	Pajarito Mesa	-51.5%
55	Dora	-50.9%
56	Nadine	-50.3%
57	Chilili	-50.0%
58	Encino	-50.0%
59	Playas	-50.0%
60	Sausal	-50.0%
61	La Jara	-49.8%
62	Arenas Valley	-49.5%
63	Monterey Park	-49.1%
64	San Jon	-48.3%
65	Sanostee	-48.2%
66	Malaga	-44.7%
67	Buckhorn	-43.3%
68	Madrone	-41.5%
69	Tajique	-41.4%
70	Ribera	-41.3%
71	Pueblo Pintado	-41.0%
72	Cordova	-40.6%
73	Ojo Amarillo	-40.3%
74	San Acacia	-40.3%
75	La Cueva	-40.1%
76	Reserve	-39.9%
77	Galisteo	-39.7%
78	San Antonito	-38.6%
79	Sedillo	-38.1%
80	Kirtland	-37.3%
81	San Cristobal	-37.0%
82	Los Cerrillos	-36.8%
83	San Felipe Pueblo	-35.9%
84	Mora	-35.8%
85	Carnuel	-35.5%
86	Beclabito	-35.3%
87	Cruzville	-34.9%
88	Mescalero	-34.6%
89	Lemitar	-33.8%
90	Midway	-33.7%
91	Datil	-33.3%
92	Black Rock	-33.1%
93	Milan	-32.4%
94	Spencerville	-31.6%
95	Mosquero	-30.9%
96	Taos Ski Valley	-30.4%
97	Windmill	-30.1%
98	Nenahnezad	-30.0%
99	Grady	-29.8%
100	Cuba	-29.8%

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