The U.S. currently has 19 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in . As of 2025, the largest of these is the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM CSA, comprising the area around New Mexico's largest city of Albuquerque as well as its capital, Santa Fe.

+The 19 United States statistical areas and 33 counties of the State of New MexicoCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos, NM CSA1,171,736Albuquerque, NM MSA925,279Bernalillo County, New Mexico667,601Sandoval County, New Mexico159,565Valencia County, New Mexico82,013Torrance County, New Mexico16,100Santa Fe, NM MSA156,907Santa Fe County, New Mexico156,907Española, NM μSA39,832Rio Arriba County, New Mexico39,832Las Vegas, NM μSA30,311San Miguel County, New Mexico26,260Mora County, New Mexico4,051Los Alamos, NM μSA19,407Los Alamos County, New Mexico19,407El Paso–Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA1,110,382229,091 ()El Paso, TX CSA881,291El Paso County, Texas877,858Hudspeth County, Texas3,433Las Cruces, NM MSA229,091Doña Ana County, New Mexico229,091noneFarmington, NM MSA120,340San Juan County, New Mexico120,340Hobbs, NM μSA74,749Lea County, New Mexico74,749Alamogordo, NM μSA70,368Otero County, New Mexico70,368Gallup, NM μSA68,119McKinley County, New Mexico68,119Clovis, NM μSA65,270Curry County, New Mexico46,655Roosevelt County, New Mexico18,615Roswell, NM μSA63,364Chaves County, New Mexico63,364Carlsbad–Artesia, NM μSA62,509Eddy County, New Mexico62,509Taos, NM μSA34,564Taos County, New Mexico34,564Silver City, NM μSA27,252Grant County, New Mexico27,252Deming, NM μSA25,407Luna County, New Mexico25,407Ruidoso, NM μSA19,844Lincoln County, New Mexico19,844noneCibola County, New Mexico26,807Socorro County, New Mexico15,838Colfax County, New Mexico12,184Sierra County, New Mexico11,395Quay County, New Mexico8,454Guadalupe County, New Mexico4,343Hidalgo County, New Mexico3,929Union County, New Mexico3,844Catron County, New Mexico3,827De Baca County, New Mexico1,647Harding County, New Mexico617State of New Mexico2,125,498

+The 17 core-based statistical areas of the State of New Mexico2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusAlbuquerque, NM MSALas Cruces, NM MSASanta Fe, NM MSAFarmington, NM MSAHobbs, NM μSAAlamogordo, NM μSAGallup, NM μSAClovis, NM μSARoswell, NM μSACarlsbad–Artesia, NM μSAEspañola, NM μSATaos, NM μSALas Vegas, NM μSASilver City, NM μSADeming, NM μSARuidoso, NM μSALos Alamos, NM μSA

+The two combined statistical areas of the State of New Mexico2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusAlbuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos, NM CSAEl Paso–Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA (NM)El Paso–Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA

See also

Geography of New Mexico Demographics of New Mexico

Notes

References

External links

Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau