US Census Data

Most densely populated in New Mexico

New Mexico counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Bernalillo County leads at 581/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Pecan Park leads at 6,328/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Bernalillo County581/sq mi
2Los Alamos County178/sq mi
3Santa Fe County81/sq mi
4Valencia County73/sq mi
5Doña Ana County58/sq mi
6Sandoval County41/sq mi
7Curry County34/sq mi
8San Juan County22/sq mi
9Lea County17/sq mi
10Taos County16/sq mi
11Eddy County15/sq mi
12McKinley County13/sq mi
13Chaves County11/sq mi
14Otero County10/sq mi
15Luna County9/sq mi
16Roosevelt County8/sq mi
17Grant County7/sq mi
18Rio Arriba County7/sq mi
19Cibola County6/sq mi
20San Miguel County6/sq mi
21Torrance County5/sq mi
22Lincoln County4/sq mi
23Colfax County3/sq mi
24Quay County3/sq mi
25Sierra County3/sq mi
26Socorro County2/sq mi
27Mora County2/sq mi
28Guadalupe County1/sq mi
29Hidalgo County1/sq mi
30Union County1/sq mi
31De Baca County1/sq mi
32Catron County1/sq mi
33Harding County0/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Pecan Park6,328/sq mi
2Paradise Hills4,559/sq mi
3Morningside3,751/sq mi
4Placitas3,570/sq mi
5Tortugas3,230/sq mi
6Anthony3,224/sq mi
7Albuquerque3,004/sq mi
8Valle Vista2,830/sq mi
9Bayard2,493/sq mi
10Tyrone1,980/sq mi
11Homer C Jones1,926/sq mi
12Butterfield Park1,836/sq mi
13Doña Ana1,807/sq mi
14Las Maravillas1,759/sq mi
15University Park1,759/sq mi
16Bernalillo1,737/sq mi
17Santa Fe1,689/sq mi
18Sandia Heights1,671/sq mi
19Gamerco1,654/sq mi
20North Valley1,651/sq mi
21Clovis1,615/sq mi
22Roswell1,609/sq mi
23Dexter1,568/sq mi
24Las Vegas1,522/sq mi
25Berino1,521/sq mi
26Hobbs1,510/sq mi
27Portales1,498/sq mi
28Las Cruces1,464/sq mi
29Alamogordo1,440/sq mi
30White Cliffs1,423/sq mi
31Farmington1,345/sq mi
32Williams Acres1,325/sq mi
33Los Ranchos de Albuquerque1,318/sq mi
34Española1,274/sq mi
35South Valley1,262/sq mi
36Isleta1,244/sq mi
37Williamsburg1,233/sq mi
38Los Alamos1,213/sq mi
39Agua Fria1,172/sq mi
40Sunland Park1,159/sq mi
41Valencia1,119/sq mi
42Hurley1,115/sq mi
43Jemez Pueblo1,112/sq mi
44La Huerta1,103/sq mi
45Artesia1,103/sq mi
46Loving1,092/sq mi
47Vado1,069/sq mi
48Taos1,069/sq mi
49La Villita1,061/sq mi
50Santo Domingo Pueblo1,061/sq mi
51Gallup1,057/sq mi
52Texico1,037/sq mi
53Rio Rancho1,031/sq mi
54Bosque Farms1,027/sq mi
55Lovington1,022/sq mi
56Carlsbad1,005/sq mi
57Navajo947/sq mi
58Silver City946/sq mi
59Tularosa917/sq mi
60Virden908/sq mi
61Deming882/sq mi
62Los Lunas881/sq mi
63Santa Clara880/sq mi
64El Cerro Mission867/sq mi
65Talpa859/sq mi
66Mountainair828/sq mi
67San Ysidro824/sq mi
68Lake Arthur823/sq mi
69Corrales793/sq mi
70White Rock788/sq mi
71Maxwell780/sq mi
72Cloudcroft779/sq mi
73Peralta761/sq mi
74Raton755/sq mi
75Polvadera753/sq mi
76Eunice732/sq mi
77El Cerro728/sq mi
78Mesquite713/sq mi
79Ruidoso Downs694/sq mi
80Ojo Encino692/sq mi
81El Rancho682/sq mi
82Santa Teresa675/sq mi
83Ranchos de Taos666/sq mi
84Pecos645/sq mi
85Rio Communities640/sq mi
86Salem637/sq mi
87Black Rock635/sq mi
88Kirtland AFB628/sq mi
89Cochiti617/sq mi
90Shiprock617/sq mi
91Picacho Hills616/sq mi
92Grants613/sq mi
93Tecolotito601/sq mi
94San Pablo599/sq mi
95Rio Lucio594/sq mi
96Socorro591/sq mi
97La Hacienda591/sq mi
98Kingston583/sq mi
99Wagon Mound580/sq mi
100Reserve580/sq mi

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