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Fewest graduate degrees, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9293.7%−1.0 pts

02Luna County, NMNM25,4074.1%−1.0 pts

03Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.2%−0.1 pts

04Lea County, NMNM74,7494.2%+0.3 pts

05Cibola County, NMNM26,8074.7%+1.4 pts

06San Juan County, NMNM120,3404.8%+0.1 pts

07Eddy County, NMNM62,5094.8%+0.9 pts

08De Baca County, NMNM1,6475.1%+1.9 pts

09Valencia County, NMNM82,0135.2%+0.3 pts

10Quay County, NMNM8,4545.3%+1.9 pts

11McKinley County, NMNM68,1195.3%+0.6 pts

12Sierra County, NMNM11,3955.4%+2.1 pts

13Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3435.5%+3.5 pts

14Curry County, NMNM46,6555.6%+0.6 pts

15Union County, NMNM3,8445.7%+3.4 pts

16Catron County, NMNM3,8275.8%−1.6 pts

17Colfax County, NMNM12,1846.0%+1.1 pts

18Otero County, NMNM70,3686.3%+0.1 pts

19Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8326.3%+2.7 pts

20Chaves County, NMNM63,3646.4%+1.0 pts

21Harding County, NMNM6176.7%+0.8 pts

22Socorro County, NMNM15,8388.6%+1.3 pts

23Mora County, NMNM4,0518.7%+2.5 pts

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2609.0%+1.0 pts

25Grant County, NMNM27,2529.1%+2.2 pts

26Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0919.2%+1.1 pts

27Sandoval County, NMNM159,5659.3%+1.9 pts

28Taos County, NMNM34,5649.3%+2.6 pts

29Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.4%+1.3 pts

30Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.4%+4.3 pts

31Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60113.1%+2.1 pts

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90716.6%+3.5 pts

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.0%+6.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS