Albuquerque, NM Metro Area
The Albuquerque, NM metro area is made up of 4 counties in New Mexico: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, and Torrance, largest first. About 925,279 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 0.9% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 925,279 0.9% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 4: 2 central, 2 outlying
- Land area
- 9,283 sq mi (24,044 km²)
- Time zone
- Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
- State
- New Mexico
- Combined statistical area
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- CBSA code
- 10740
Counties in the Albuquerque, NM metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Central | 667,601 | 72.2% |
| Sandoval County | Central | 159,565 | 17.2% |
| Valencia County | Outlying | 82,013 | 8.9% |
| Torrance County | Outlying | 16,100 | 1.7% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Albuquerque562,218 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 4 areas in this one, largest first:
- Santa Fe, NM Metro Area156,907 people
- Española, NM Micro Area39,832 people
- Las Vegas, NM Micro Area30,311 people
- Los Alamos, NM Micro Area19,407 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Santa Fe, NM Metro Area54 mi northeast
- Los Alamos, NM Micro Area58 mi north
- Española, NM Micro Area70 mi northeast
- Las Vegas, NM Micro Area88 mi northeast
- Gallup, NM Micro Area122 mi west
- Ruidoso, NM Micro Area134 mi southeast
- Farmington, NM Metro Area143 mi northwest
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