Total Population Estimates: 1980-1990
New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Areas
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                                 1990        1989        1988        1987        1986        1985
Area                        (April 1)    (July 1)    (July 1)    (July 1)    (July 1)    (July 1)
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New Mexico                  1,515,069   1,503,901   1,490,336   1,478,519   1,462,728   1,438,360
  Metro Portion 1/            925,459     916,368     900,530     883,968     862,044     838,244
    Albuquerque MSA 2/        599,416     594,036     583,976     574,324     558,859     544,603
    Farmington MSA 3/          91,605      92,413      92,031      92,289      93,577      91,644
    Las Cruces MSA 4/         135,510     132,957     130,016     125,032     120,474     116,321
    Santa Fe MSA 5/            98,928      96,962      94,507      92,323      89,134      85,676
  Nonmetro Portion 1/         589,610     587,533     589,806     594,551     600,684     600,116


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                                 1984       1983         1982        1981        1980
Area                         (July 1)    (July 1)    (July 1)    (July 1)   (April 1)
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New Mexico                  1,416,719   1,394,362   1,363,822   1,332,747   1,303,303
  Metro Portion 1/            821,463     802,941     783,568     767,298     746,213
    Albuquerque MSA 2/        533,544     522,356     511,169     504,659     492,921
    Farmington MSA 3/          91,339      90,708      88,833      85,794      81,433
    Las Cruces MSA 4/         112,474     107,627     103,448      99,623      96,340
    Santa Fe MSA 5/            84,106      82,250      80,118      77,222      75,519
  Nonmetro Portion 1/         595,256     591,421     580,254     565,449     557,090


1/   Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan portions are based on current metropolitan
     statistical area (MSA) definitions.
2/   Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties.
3/   San Juan County.
4/   Dona Ana County.
5/   Santa Fe County.

Source:  U.S. Dept. Of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates Program,
Population Division.  Data released March 16, 2006.

Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.