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Cities in New Mexico by households

Albuquerque, NM had the highest households of 19 cities in 2023, at 242,117. Lovington, NM had the lowest, at 3,469. The median was 12,452 and the figure for New Mexico was 825,021. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest242,117Albuquerque, NM
Lowest3,469Lovington, NM
Median12,45219 cities
New Mexico825,021History

All cities, 2023

Albuquerque, NM: 242,117 countAlbuquerque, NM242,117Las Cruces, NM: 46,661 countLas Cruces, NM46,661Santa Fe, NM: 40,701 countSanta Fe, NM40,701Rio Rancho, NM: 39,192 countRio Rancho, NM39,192Roswell, NM: 17,886 countRoswell, NM17,886Farmington, NM: 16,304 countFarmington, NM16,304Clovis, NM: 14,832 countClovis, NM14,832Hobbs, NM: 14,077 countHobbs, NM14,077Alamogordo, NM: 13,194 countAlamogordo, NM13,194Carlsbad, NM: 12,452 countCarlsbad, NM12,452Gallup, NM: 7,050 countGallup, NM7,050Los Lunas, NM: 6,583 countLos Lunas, NM6,583Las Vegas, NM: 5,919 countLas Vegas, NM5,919Sunland Park, NM: 5,758 countSunland Park, NM5,758Deming, NM: 5,500 countDeming, NM5,500Artesia, NM: 4,876 countArtesia, NM4,876Portales, NM: 4,493 countPortales, NM4,493Española, NM: 4,095 countEspañola, NM4,095Lovington, NM: 3,469 countLovington, NM3,469Albuquerque, NM: 242,117 countAlbuquerque, NM242,117Las Cruces, NM: 46,661 countLas Cruces, NM46,661Santa Fe, NM: 40,701 countSanta Fe, NM40,701Rio Rancho, NM: 39,192 countRio Rancho, NM39,192Roswell, NM: 17,886 countRoswell, NM17,886Farmington, NM: 16,304 countFarmington, NM16,304Clovis, NM: 14,832 countClovis, NM14,832Hobbs, NM: 14,077 countHobbs, NM14,077Alamogordo, NM: 13,194 countAlamogordo, NM13,194Carlsbad, NM: 12,452 countCarlsbad, NM12,452Gallup, NM: 7,050 countGallup, NM7,050Los Lunas, NM: 6,583 countLos Lunas, NM6,583Las Vegas, NM: 5,919 countLas Vegas, NM5,919Sunland Park, NM: 5,758 countSunland Park, NM5,758Deming, NM: 5,500 countDeming, NM5,500Artesia, NM: 4,876 countArtesia, NM4,876Portales, NM: 4,493 countPortales, NM4,493Española, NM: 4,095 countEspañola, NM4,095Lovington, NM: 3,469 countLovington, NM3,469
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Albuquerque, NM242,117+1%
2Las Cruces, NM46,661+3%
3Santa Fe, NM40,701+3.5%
4Rio Rancho, NM39,192+2.6%
5Roswell, NM17,886+2.6%
6Farmington, NM16,304+2.7%
7Clovis, NM14,832-1.3%
8Hobbs, NM14,077+4%
9Alamogordo, NM13,194+1.3%
10Carlsbad, NM12,452+5.8%
11Gallup, NM7,050-0.5%
12Los Lunas, NM6,583+4.2%
13Las Vegas, NM5,919+4.6%
14Sunland Park, NM5,758-3.2%
15Deming, NM5,500+2%
16Artesia, NM4,876+1.4%
17Portales, NM4,493+4.9%
18Española, NM4,095+5%
19Lovington, NM3,469-2.7%

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About this ranking

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Mexico by households, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Mexico by households, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by households, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_new_mexico_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Mexico by households, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which city has the highest households?

Albuquerque, NM, with 242,117 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households?

Lovington, NM, with 3,469 in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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