A DECADE-LONG TREND IS CONTINUING IN NEW MEXICO. THE CENSUS BUREAU SAYS THE STATE’S POPULATION BARELY GREW BETWEEN JULY OF 2016 AND JULY OF LAST YEAR. POLLSTER AND ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS THE MAIN REASON IS THE FACT NEW MEXICO HASN’T FULLY BOUNCED BACK FROM THE GREAT RECESSION.
SANDEROFF TELLS US WE CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE LEAVE THE STATE THAN ARRIVE OR MOVING HERE. BUT HE SAYS THERE ARE MORE BIRTHS THAN DEATHS IN THE STATE, ALLOWING THE POPULATION TO BE PRETTY MUCH STAGNANT.
NEW MEXICO’S POPULATION GROWTH WAS THREE-TENTHS OF A PERCENT. MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTIES SAW POPULATION DECLINES.
