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Las Cruces, NM Metro Area Demographics

Las Cruces, NM Metro Area is the 214th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 219,561 residents across 3,808 square miles. That is about 58 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 219,561
Land area 3,808 sq mi
Density 58 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Doña Ana County 219,561 3,808.2 58

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