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Fewest graduate degrees, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 8.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sierra County, NM, up 14 places to #8.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3434.1%−1.3 pts

02▲3Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.7%+0.6 pts

03▲11De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.8%−0.2 pts

04Luna County, NMNM25,4075.1%+0.9 pts

05▼3Union County, NMNM3,8445.3%−0.5 pts

06▼3McKinley County, NMNM68,1195.3%0.0 pts

07▲6Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9295.4%+1.7 pts

08▲14Sierra County, NMNM11,3956.3%+0.9 pts

09▲2San Juan County, NMNM120,3406.9%+2.1 pts

10▼4Chaves County, NMNM63,3647.3%+0.8 pts

11▼1Lea County, NMNM74,7497.4%+3.2 pts

12▼4Otero County, NMNM70,3687.6%+1.4 pts

13▼4Cibola County, NMNM26,8077.7%+3.0 pts

14▼2Eddy County, NMNM62,5097.8%+3.0 pts

15▲6Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.5%+3.3 pts

16▲2Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8328.6%+2.3 pts

17▼10Quay County, NMNM8,4548.8%+3.5 pts

18▲9Socorro County, NMNM15,8389.1%+0.5 pts

19Colfax County, NMNM12,1849.2%+3.2 pts

20▼3Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.7%+0.3 pts

21▼5Curry County, NMNM46,6559.8%+4.2 pts

22▲3San Miguel County, NMNM26,26011.1%+2.1 pts

23▼8Catron County, NMNM3,82712.7%+6.9 pts

24▼4Lincoln County, NMNM19,84413.5%+4.0 pts

25▲4Sandoval County, NMNM159,56513.5%+4.2 pts

26▲2Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09113.8%+4.6 pts

27▼3Grant County, NMNM27,25214.1%+5.0 pts

28▼5Harding County, NMNM61715.1%+8.3 pts

29▲1Taos County, NMNM34,56416.2%+6.9 pts

30▲1Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60117.5%+4.5 pts

31▼5Mora County, NMNM4,05123.1%+14.4 pts

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.9%+7.3 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40744.2%+8.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES