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Most college graduates, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 1,779.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS –

01Albuquerque, NMNM556,588140,936–

02Santa Fe, NMNM89,83726,022–

03Las Cruces, NMNM116,97823,197–

04Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41920,857–

05Los Alamos, NMNM13,3176,441–

06Farmington, NMNM46,0555,772–

07Roswell, NMNM46,8785,581–

08Clovis, NMNM37,1274,825–

09Alamogordo, NMNM31,9064,736–

10South Valley, NMNM37,1203,858–

11Corrales, NMNM8,4843,827–

12Carlsbad, NMNM32,5243,801–

13Hobbs, NMNM40,8633,731–

14Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6193,355–

15Gallup, NMNM19,9692,774–

16White Rock, NMNM5,7162,591–

17Los Lunas, NMNM20,5722,573–

18North Valley, NMNM10,4552,349–

19Las Vegas, NMNM12,5742,260–

20Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7902,071–

21Silver City, NMNM9,2841,935–

22Ruidoso, NMNM7,5801,837–

23Sunland Park, NMNM18,2681,779–

24Taos, NMNM6,5261,639–

25Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0411,594–

26Portales, NMNM11,7341,585–

27Socorro, NMNM8,2611,515–

28Bernalillo, NMNM9,1591,340–

29Grants, NMNM8,9331,319–

30Artesia, NMNM12,7351,301–

31Edgewood, NMNM6,1571,282–

32Deming, NMNM14,9441,242–

33Belen, NMNM7,5891,042–

34Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9491,037–

35Española, NMNM10,458977–

36Chaparral, NMNM18,186808–

37Bloomfield, NMNM7,335801–

38Shiprock, NMNM7,610732–

39Aztec, NMNM6,091689–

40Raton, NMNM5,952663–

41North Hobbs, NMNM6,034529–

42Lovington, NMNM11,620520–

43Anthony, NMNM8,900441–

44Tucumcari, NMNM5,082434–

45El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,323242–

46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864181–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS