County Population 2007

The 30.1% population growth for Sandoval County between the April 2000 census and July 1, 2007 makes it the 80th fastest growing county by percentage for the period. Number 100 was Burnet County, Texas, with a 27.9% increase. Burnet County is next door to Travis, County, the home to Austin.

The figures were released today, March 20. A number of the New Mexico specific tables are posted (or will be in a day or two) at www.capitolreportnm.com.

With 629, 292 people, Bernalillo County was the nation's 95th largest on July 1, 2007.

The picture is different for ten counties, McKinley plus nine cutting a broad swatch across the central and northeast part of the state. Those counties lost population between 2006 and 2007, for most continuing a long term trend.

The five largest population counties are Bernalillo (629,292), Dona Ana (198,791), Santa Fe (142,955), San Juan (122,427) and, gaining rapidly, Sandoval (117,866). The five smallest population counties are: Harding (716, -18), DeBaca (1,916, -4), Catron (3,431, +15), Union (3,792, +14), Guadalupe (4,447, +31). 

The other population losing counties are Colfax, -151; Curry, -298; Lincoln, -75; Los Alamos,     -161, McKinley, -442; Quay, -47; Socorro, -111, and Torrance, -134.