Population for New Mexico Counties, 1990, 2000 from NM Land

Total Population for New Mexico Counties: 1990 and 2000 Sorted Alphabetically

Population					Population Change
Rank			Population		1990 to 2000
2000	1990	County	2000	1990 1/	Number	Percent
NA	NA	NEW MEXICO	1,819,046	1,515,069	303,977	20.1
1	1	Bernalillo	556,678	480,577	76,101	15.8
31	31	Catron	3,543	2,563	980	38.2
9	7	Chaves	61,382	57,849	3,533	6.1
17	16	Cibola	25,595	23,794	1,801	7.6
24	22	Colfax	14,189	12,925	1,264	9.8
12	12	Curry	45,044	42,207	2,837	6.7
32	32	De Baca	2,240	2,252	-12	-0.5
2	2	Doña Ana	174,682	135,510	39,172	28.9
11	10	Eddy	51,658	48,605	3,053	6.3
14	14	Grant	31,002	27,676	3,326	12.0
29	29	Guadalupe	4,680	4,156	524	12.6
33	33	Harding	810	987	-177	-17.9
27	27	Hidalgo	5,932	5,958	-26	-0.4
10	8	Lea	55,511	55,765	-254	-0.5
19	23	Lincoln	19,411	12,219	7,192	58.9
20	18	Los Alamos	18,343	18,115	228	1.3
18	19	Luna	25,016	18,110	6,906	38.1
6	6	McKinley	74,798	60,686	14,112	23.3
28	28	Mora	5,180	4,264	916	21.5
8	9	Otero	62,298	51,928	10,370	20.0
26	24	Quay	10,155	10,823	-668	-6.2
13	13	Rio Arriba	41,190	34,365	6,825	19.9
22	20	Roosevelt	18,018	16,702	1,316	7.9
5	5	Sandoval	89,908	63,319	26,589	42.0
4	4	San Juan	113,801	91,605	22,196	24.2
15	15	San Miguel	30,126	25,743	4,383	17.0
3	3	Santa Fe	129,292	98,928	30,364	30.7
25	26	Sierra	13,270	9,912	3,358	33.9
21	21	Socorro	18,078	14,764	3,314	22.4
16	17	Taos	29,979	23,118	6,861	29.7
23	25	Torrance	16,911	10,285	6,626	64.4
30	30	Union	4,174	4,124	50	1.2
7	11	Valencia	66,152	45,235	20,917	46.2

1/ 1990 census counts are as published in 1990 census reports and thus do not include any changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Question Resolution program.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Table prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.

Sections of the State with their Counties:

Northwest & North Central (includes these Counties):: Cibola; Colfax; McKinley; Rio Arriba; San Juan; Taos
Northeast (includes these Counties):: Curry; Guadalupe; Harding; Mora; Quay; San Miguel; Union

Central (includes these Counties):: Bernalillo; Los Alamos; Sandoval; Santa Fe; Torrance; Valencia

Southeast (includes these Counties):: Chaves; De Baca; Eddy; Lea; Lincoln; Otero; Roosevelt
Southwest (includes these Counties):: Catron; Doña Ana; Grant; Hidalgo; Luna; Sierra; Socorro