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Fewest graduate degrees, New Mexico counties · 2010

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

01Harding County, NMNM6173.0%−55%

02Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433.7%−31%

03Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.1%−2%

04De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.3%−14%

05Cibola County, NMNM26,8074.4%−4%

06McKinley County, NMNM68,1194.5%−16%

07Lea County, NMNM74,7494.6%+9%

08Quay County, NMNM8,4544.7%−12%

09Catron County, NMNM3,8274.9%−16%

10San Juan County, NMNM120,3405.2%+10%

11Sierra County, NMNM11,3955.4%+1%

12Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.5%−15%

13Eddy County, NMNM62,5095.8%+20%

14Valencia County, NMNM82,0135.8%+13%

15Luna County, NMNM25,4075.9%+43%

16Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.7%+83%

17Curry County, NMNM46,6556.9%+22%

18Otero County, NMNM70,3686.9%+10%

19Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327.1%+11%

20Union County, NMNM3,8447.8%+35%

21Colfax County, NMNM12,1848.5%+42%

22Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.2%−1%

23Mora County, NMNM4,0519.4%+8%

24Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.7%+3%

25Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09110.0%+8%

26San Miguel County, NMNM26,26010.1%+13%

27Grant County, NMNM27,25210.3%+13%

28Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.0%+28%

29Taos County, NMNM34,56411.0%+18%

30Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.0%+19%

31Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60114.0%+7%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90719.0%+14%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.8%+2%

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