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Which metro areas in New Mexico are people moving to?

Las Cruces, NM (2.5 per 1,000 residents), Albuquerque, NM (0.3 per 1,000 residents) and Santa Fe, NM (−0.9 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among New Mexico metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 4 ranked New Mexico metro areas

New Mexico metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Las Cruces, NM2.5+580229,091
2Albuquerque, NM0.3+287925,279
3Santa Fe, NM−0.9−147156,907
4Farmington, NM−1.5−178120,340

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Which metro area in New Mexico gains the most people from the rest of the country?

Las Cruces, NM: 2.5 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Albuquerque, NM (0.3 per 1,000 residents) and Santa Fe, NM (−0.9 per 1,000 residents), of 4 New Mexico metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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