How New Mexico Compares

New Mexico

2,120,246

National

330M

99.4% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#34	Arkansas	3,049,391
#35	Kansas	2,947,197
#36	Mississippi	2,946,779
#37	New Mexico	2,120,246
#38	Nebraska	1,978,707
#39	Idaho	1,934,262
#40	West Virginia	1,778,373

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Highest Population Counties in New Mexico

#	County	Population
1	Bernalillo County	673,930
2	Doña Ana County	224,266
3	Santa Fe County	156,105
4	Sandoval County	153,604
5	San Juan County	120,942
6	Valencia County	78,458
7	Lea County	73,733
8	McKinley County	70,431
9	Otero County	68,816
10	Chaves County	64,217

Lowest Population Counties in New Mexico

#	County	Population
33	Harding County	741
32	De Baca County	1,576
31	Catron County	3,743
30	Union County	4,013
29	Hidalgo County	4,041
28	Mora County	4,149
27	Guadalupe County	4,381
26	Quay County	8,564
25	Sierra County	11,500
24	Colfax County	12,322

Total Population in New Mexico

New Mexico has a total population of 2,120,246, ranking #37 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.4% below the national value of 330M.

Across New Mexico's 33 counties, total population ranges from 741 to 673,930. The county with the highest value is Bernalillo County at 673,930.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.