There are 77 Jails & Prisons in New Mexico, serving a population of 2,084,828 people in an area of 121,267 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 27,075 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 1,574 square miles.
The state of New Mexico is ranked 22nd in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 52nd in Jails & Prisons per square mile.