New Mexico is a Western state of 33 counties, with Santa Fe as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the states and countries it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 New Mexico maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of New Mexico
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of New Mexico
Santa Fe, the capital, is marked with a star. Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Roswell and Farmington are marked with dots, and the neighboring states and countries are named around the edge.
New Mexico County Map
All 33 counties drawn. The smallest are numbered, with a key below the map.
Neighbors of New Mexico Quiz
Five numbered circles, one on each bordering state or country. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is New Mexico?
New Mexico shaded on a map of the United States.
New Mexico Facts
| Capital | Santa Fe |
| Largest city | Albuquerque |
| Population | 2,117,522 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 121,697 sq mi (315,194 km²) |
| Counties | 33 |
| Statehood | January 6, 1912 (47th state) |
| Nickname | Land of Enchantment |
| Motto | Crescit eundo |
| Highest point | Wheeler Peak, 13,159 ft (4,011 m) |
| Borders | Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Mexico |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in New Mexico
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 564,559 |
| Las Cruces | 111,385 |
| Rio Rancho | 104,046 |
| Santa Fe | 87,505 |
| Roswell | 48,422 |
| Farmington | 46,624 |
New Mexico’s 33 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is Catron County. The most populous is Bernalillo County, home to Albuquerque. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | Albuquerque | 676,444 |
| Catron | Reserve | 3,579 |
| Chaves | Roswell | 65,157 |
| Cibola | Grants | 27,172 |
| Colfax | Raton | 12,387 |
| Curry | Clovis | 48,430 |
| De Baca | Fort Sumner | 1,698 |
| Doña Ana | Las Cruces | 219,561 |
| Eddy | Carlsbad | 62,314 |
| Grant | Silver City | 28,185 |
| Guadalupe | Santa Rosa | 4,452 |
| Harding | Mosquero | 657 |
| Hidalgo | Lordsburg | 4,178 |
| Lea | Lovington | 74,455 |
| Lincoln | Carrizozo | 20,269 |
| Los Alamos | Los Alamos | 19,419 |
| Luna | Deming | 25,427 |
| McKinley | Gallup | 72,902 |
| Mora | Mora | 4,189 |
| Otero | Alamogordo | 67,839 |
| Quay | Tucumcari | 8,746 |
| Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | 40,363 |
| Roosevelt | Portales | 19,191 |
| San Juan | Aztec | 121,661 |
| San Miguel | Las Vegas | 27,201 |
| Sandoval | Bernalillo | 148,834 |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe | 154,823 |
| Sierra | Truth or Consequences | 11,576 |
| Socorro | Socorro | 16,595 |
| Taos | Taos | 34,489 |
| Torrance | Estancia | 15,045 |
| Union | Clayton | 4,079 |
| Valencia | Los Lunas | 76,205 |
States That Border New Mexico
New Mexico shares land borders with four states: Colorado to the north, Oklahoma to the northeast, Texas to the southeast and Arizona to the west. It also borders Mexico to the south.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of New Mexico with the free New Mexico dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
