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New Mexico

2,130,256Population
0.6 %Change since 2020
-865Natural change, 2023
4.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
2,130,256 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.6 %
Natural change, 2023
-865
Unemployment rate
4.1 % (2024)
Population base, April 2020
2,117,555 (2020)
Births
21,571 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.1
Deaths
22,436 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.5
International migration
9,904 (2023)
Domestic migration
-1,487 (2023)
Net migration
8,417 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.0
Postal code
NM
FIPS code
35

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020242.1M2.1M
PeriodValue
20242,130,256
20232,121,164
20222,113,868
20212,117,333
20202,118,606

Unemployment rate, annual average

202020244.17.9
PeriodValue
20244.1 %
20233.7 %
20224.1 %
20217.1 %
20207.9 %

Counties · 33

#CountyPopulationChange since 2020Unemployment rate
1Bernalillo County671,747-0.7 %3.9 %
2Doña Ana County229,3664.5 %4.9 %
3Santa Fe County157,7651.9 %3.7 %
4Sandoval County157,7576.0 %4.1 %
5San Juan County120,817-0.7 %4.5 %
6Valencia County80,8135.9 %4.5 %
7Lea County75,1510.9 %3.5 %
8Otero County69,7112.8 %4.4 %
9McKinley County68,945-5.4 %5.6 %
10Chaves County63,697-2.2 %4.1 %
11Eddy County61,436-1.4 %3.2 %
12Curry County47,156-2.6 %3.4 %
13Rio Arriba County39,955-1.0 %4.1 %
14Taos County34,482-0.0 %4.5 %
15Grant County27,541-2.3 %4.1 %
16Cibola County26,686-1.4 %5.5 %
17San Miguel County26,428-2.8 %4.4 %
18Luna County25,8781.8 %13.0 %
19Lincoln County20,025-1.2 %4.3 %
20Los Alamos County19,6751.3 %1.8 %
21Roosevelt County18,713-2.5 %3.8 %
22Torrance County15,9866.2 %5.3 %
23Socorro County15,967-3.8 %4.7 %
24Colfax County12,307-0.6 %4.5 %
25Sierra County11,389-1.6 %6.1 %
26Quay County8,403-3.9 %3.9 %
27Guadalupe County4,385-1.5 %4.2 %
28Mora County4,096-2.1 %6.1 %
29Hidalgo County3,966-5.1 %5.9 %
30Union County3,926-3.9 %3.6 %
31Catron County3,7956.0 %5.5 %
32De Baca County1,657-2.4 %4.4 %
33Harding County635-2.9 %3.4 %