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Most college graduates, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 2,117. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Deming, NM, up 6 places to #26.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,588155,944+11%

02Santa Fe, NMNM89,83732,212+24%

03Las Cruces, NMNM116,97826,479+14%

04Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41925,546+22%

05▲1Farmington, NMNM46,0557,995+39%

06▼1Los Alamos, NMNM13,3176,810+6%

07Roswell, NMNM46,8785,734+3%

08Clovis, NMNM37,1275,562+15%

09Alamogordo, NMNM31,9065,508+16%

10▲3Hobbs, NMNM40,8634,265+14%

11▲1Carlsbad, NMNM32,5244,115+8%

12▼2South Valley, NMNM37,1203,8690%

13▼2Corrales, NMNM8,4843,546−7%

14Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6193,328−1%

15▲2Los Lunas, NMNM20,5723,177+23%

16▼1Gallup, NMNM19,9693,105+12%

17▼1White Rock, NMNM5,7162,842+10%

18▲1Las Vegas, NMNM12,5742,537+12%

19▲2Silver City, NMNM9,2842,470+28%

20Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7902,277+10%

21▲2Sunland Park, NMNM18,2682,233+26%

22Ruidoso, NMNM7,5802,152+17%

23▼5North Valley, NMNM10,4552,117−10%

24Taos, NMNM6,5262,050+25%

25▲1Portales, NMNM11,7341,614+2%

26▲6Deming, NMNM14,9441,544+24%

27▲1Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,515+13%

28▲3Edgewood, NMNM6,1571,509+18%

29▲1Artesia, NMNM12,7351,408+8%

30▼5Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0411,408−12%

31▲4Española, NMNM10,4581,208+24%

32▼5Socorro, NMNM8,2611,188−22%

33▲3Chaparral, NMNM18,1861,168+45%

34▼5Grants, NMNM8,9331,135−14%

35▲5Raton, NMNM5,952959+45%

36▼2Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949793−24%

37▼4Belen, NMNM7,589675−35%

38▲6Tucumcari, NMNM5,082675+56%

39Aztec, NMNM6,091659−4%

40▼3Bloomfield, NMNM7,335639−20%

41▼3Shiprock, NMNM7,610570−22%

42Lovington, NMNM11,620559+8%

43▼2North Hobbs, NMNM6,034443−16%

44▼1Anthony, NMNM8,900393−11%

45▲1Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864271+50%

46▼1El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323203−16%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES