New Mexico statistical areas

The U.S. State of New Mexico 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 New Mexico.^[1] As of 2023, 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.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.^[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,^[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".^[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.^[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 19 United States statistical areas and 33 counties of the State of New Mexico^[a]
Combined statistical area^[1]	2023 population (est.)^[3]	Core-based statistical area^[1]	2023 population (est.)^[3]	County	2023 population (est.)^[3]
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM CSA	1,168,363	Albuquerque, NM MSA	922,296	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	671,586
				Sandoval County, New Mexico	155,936
				Valencia County, New Mexico	79,141
				Torrance County, New Mexico	15,633
		Santa Fe, NM MSA	155,956	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	155,956
		Española, NM μSA	39,876	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	39,876
		Las Vegas, NM μSA	30,791	San Miguel County, New Mexico	26,668
		Las Vegas, NM μSA	30,791	Mora County, New Mexico	4,123
		Los Alamos, NM μSA	19,444	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	19,444
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA	1,098,541 225,210 (NM)	El Paso, TX CSA	873,331	El Paso County, Texas	869,880
		El Paso, TX CSA	873,331	Hudspeth County, Texas	3,451
		Las Cruces, NM MSA	225,210	Doña Ana County, New Mexico	225,210
none		Farmington, NM MSA	120,675	San Juan County, New Mexico	120,675
		Hobbs, NM μSA	72,101	Lea County, New Mexico	72,101
		Alamogordo, NM μSA	68,835	Otero County, New Mexico	68,835
		Gallup, NM μSA	68,797	McKinley County, New Mexico	68,797
		Clovis, NM μSA	66,009	Curry County, New Mexico	47,222
		Clovis, NM μSA	66,009	Roosevelt County, New Mexico	18,787
		Roswell, NM μSA	63,561	Chaves County, New Mexico	63,561
		Carlsbad-Artesia, NM μSA	60,275	Eddy County, New Mexico	60,275
		Taos, NM μSA	34,405	Taos County, New Mexico	34,405
		Silver City, NM μSA	27,472	Grant County, New Mexico	27,472
		Deming, NM μSA	26,780	Luna County, New Mexico	26,780
		Ruidoso, NM μSA	20,029	Lincoln County, New Mexico	20,029
		none		Cibola County, New Mexico	26,780
				Socorro County, New Mexico	15,963
				Colfax County, New Mexico	12,255
				Sierra County, New Mexico	11,488
				Quay County, New Mexico	8,510
				Guadalupe County, New Mexico	4,292
				Hidalgo County, New Mexico	3,965
				Union County, New Mexico	3,964
				Catron County, New Mexico	3,825
				De Baca County, New Mexico	1,657
				Harding County, New Mexico	624
State of New Mexico					2,114,371

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 19 statistical areas of New Mexico, 13 are PSAs comprising two combined statistical areas, one metropolitan statistical area and ten micropolitan statistical areas.

The 13 primary statistical areas of the State of New Mexico^[b]
2020 rank	Primary statistical area^[1]	Population
2020 rank	Primary statistical area^[1]	2023 estimate^[3]	Change	2020 Census^[4]	Change	2010 Census^[5]
1	Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM CSA	1,168,363	+0.50%	1,162,523	+3.45%	1,123,717
2	El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA (NM)	225,210	+2.57%	219,561	+4.94%	209,233
3	Farmington, NM MSA	120,675	−0.81%	121,661	−6.45%	130,044
4	Hobbs, NM μSA	72,101	−3.16%	74,455	+15.03%	64,727
5	Gallup, NM μSA	68,797	−5.63%	72,902	+1.97%	71,492
6	Alamogordos, NM μSA	68,835	+1.47%	67,839	+6.34%	63,797
7	Clovis, NM μSA	66,009	−2.38%	67,621	−0.88%	68,222
8	Roswell, NM μSA	63,561	−2.45%	65,157	−0.74%	65,645
9	Carlsbad-Artesia, NM μSA	60,275	−3.27%	62,314	+15.76%	53,829
10	Taos, NM μSA	34,405	−0.24%	34,489	+4.71%	32,937
11	Silver City, NM μSA	27,472	−2.53%	28,185	−4.50%	29,514
12	Deming, NM μSA	25,316	−0.44%	25,427	+1.32%	25,095
13	Ruidoso, NM μSA	20,029	−1.18%	20,269	−1.11%	20,497
	El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA	1,098,541	+0.93%	1,088,420	+7.41%	1,013,356

Notes

^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved November 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links

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[3] An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.

[5] For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

[OMB_20230721-1] Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved November 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[CBSA-2] "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[PopCBSA-4] "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[USC2020-6] "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[USC2010-7] "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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