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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%−22%

02Luna County, NMNM25,4074.1%−20%

03Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.2%−2%

04Lea County, NMNM74,7494.2%+8%

05Cibola County, NMNM26,8074.7%+44%

06San Juan County, NMNM120,3404.8%+1%

07Eddy County, NMNM62,5094.8%+23%

08De Baca County, NMNM1,6475.1%+61%

09Valencia County, NMNM82,0135.2%+6%

10Quay County, NMNM8,4545.3%+55%

11McKinley County, NMNM68,1195.3%+13%

12Sierra County, NMNM11,3955.4%+62%

13Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3435.5%+174%

14Curry County, NMNM46,6555.6%+12%

15Union County, NMNM3,8445.7%+148%

16Catron County, NMNM3,8275.8%−22%

17Colfax County, NMNM12,1846.0%+23%

18Otero County, NMNM70,3686.3%+1%

19Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8326.3%+72%

20Chaves County, NMNM63,3646.4%+17%

21Harding County, NMNM6176.7%+14%

22Socorro County, NMNM15,8388.6%+17%

23Mora County, NMNM4,0518.7%+39%

24San Miguel County, NMNM26,2609.0%+12%

25Grant County, NMNM27,2529.1%+31%

26Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0919.2%+13%

27Sandoval County, NMNM159,5659.3%+26%

28Taos County, NMNM34,5649.3%+38%

29Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.4%+16%

30Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.4%+84%

31Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60113.1%+19%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90716.6%+26%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.0%+21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS