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Fewest graduate degrees, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3432.0%−64%

02Union County, NMNM3,8442.3%−60%

03De Baca County, NMNM1,6473.1%−38%

04Cibola County, NMNM26,8073.2%−31%

05Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.3%−38%

06Quay County, NMNM8,4543.4%−36%

07Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.7%−42%

08Lea County, NMNM74,7493.9%−7%

09Eddy County, NMNM62,5093.9%−18%

10Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.2%+2%

11San Juan County, NMNM120,3404.7%−1%

12Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9294.7%+28%

13McKinley County, NMNM68,1194.7%−11%

14Valencia County, NMNM82,0134.9%−6%

15Colfax County, NMNM12,1844.9%−19%

16Curry County, NMNM46,6555.0%−10%

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445.1%−46%

18Luna County, NMNM25,4075.2%+25%

19Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.5%−15%

20Harding County, NMNM6175.9%−12%

21Otero County, NMNM70,3686.2%−1%

22Mora County, NMNM4,0516.3%−28%

23Taos County, NMNM34,5646.8%−27%

24Grant County, NMNM27,2526.9%−24%

25Socorro County, NMNM15,8387.3%−15%

26Sandoval County, NMNM159,5657.4%−21%

27Catron County, NMNM3,8277.4%+28%

28San Miguel County, NMNM26,2608.0%−11%

29Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6158.0%−14%

30Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0918.2%−11%

31Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60111.0%−16%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90713.2%−21%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40729.7%−18%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES