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Fewest graduate degrees, New Mexico counties · 2020

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, NMNM4,3434.1%−25%

02Union County, NMNM3,8445.2%−9%

03McKinley County, NMNM68,1195.5%+3%

04Luna County, NMNM25,4075.5%+35%

05Torrance County, NMNM16,1005.6%+36%

06Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.8%−10%

07Quay County, NMNM8,4545.8%+9%

08Otero County, NMNM70,3686.3%+0%

09Cibola County, NMNM26,8076.3%+35%

10Lea County, NMNM74,7496.4%+52%

11San Juan County, NMNM120,3406.4%+34%

12Eddy County, NMNM62,5096.4%+34%

13Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.6%+79%

14De Baca County, NMNM1,6476.6%+30%

15Catron County, NMNM3,8276.6%+15%

16Curry County, NMNM46,6556.7%+19%

17Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6157.1%−24%

18Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327.9%+24%

19Colfax County, NMNM12,1848.4%+40%

20Lincoln County, NMNM19,8448.6%−9%

21Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.6%+67%

22Sierra County, NMNM11,3958.7%+62%

23Harding County, NMNM6179.4%+40%

24Grant County, NMNM27,25210.1%+11%

25San Miguel County, NMNM26,26010.9%+21%

26Mora County, NMNM4,05111.3%+30%

27Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.8%+37%

28Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09112.2%+32%

29Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.8%+38%

30Taos County, NMNM34,56413.5%+44%

31Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.8%+20%

32Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720.1%+21%

33Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40742.4%+18%

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