This page provides access to, information on, and documentation for the current standard population files for
use on NM-IBIS and within NMDOH. To query these population data files using NM-IBIS, visit the
Population Estimates query page.
Population Data Downloads
These are the current, final versions of the population estimates datasets in New Mexico DOH.
Files were split into smaller, 10-year files, to aid in downloading. The estimates are for July
1 of each data year. These data are also available from the NM-IBIS
Population Estimates query page.
| Geography |
Years |
Source |
Effective Date* |
File Format |
| SAS |
Comma-Separated Values**
|
| County |
NM Counties |
1990-1999 |
UNM/GPS*** |
11oct2016 |
SAS (~15 MB) |
CSV (~8.5 MB) |
NM Counties |
2000-2009 |
UNM/GPS |
11oct2016 |
SAS (~15 MB) |
CSV (~8.5 KB) |
NM Counties |
2010-2018 |
UNM/GPS |
28jun2019 |
SAS (~13 MB) |
CSV (~6.4 MB) |
| Small Area |
NM Small Areas |
1990-1999 |
UNM/GPS |
11oct2016 |
SAS (~38 MB) |
CSV (~27 MB) |
NM Small Areas |
2000-2009 |
UNM/GPS |
11oct2016 |
SAS (~38 MB) |
CSV (~27 MB) |
NM Small Areas |
2010-2018 |
UNM/GPS |
28jun2019 |
SAS (~34 MB) |
CSV (~19 MB) |
| Census Tract |
NM 2010 U.S. Census Tracts |
1990-1999 |
UNM/GPS |
11oct2016 |
SAS (~263 MB) |
CSV (~168 MB) |
NM 2010 U.S. Census Tracts |
2000-2009 |
UNM/GPS |
11oct2016 |
SAS (~263 MB) |
CSV (~168 MB) |
NM 2010 U.S. Census Tracts |
2010-2018 |
UNM/GPS |
28jun2019 |
SAS (~236 MB) |
CSV (~131 MB) |
* The 1990-1999 and 2000-2009 data files have not changed since before June 2015.
** The County CSV files may be opened in Excel. The Census Tract files and Small Area files may be too large to open in Excel
depending on the version of Excel you are using. You may also query these data on the
population data query on this website.
***The Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program at the University of New Mexico is the official source for
population data for NM DOH analyses and reports.
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