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Most college graduates, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties 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 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601181,970+10%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90755,283+21%

03Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09144,390+13%

04Sandoval County, NMNM159,56536,580+18%

05San Juan County, NMNM120,34014,701+17%

06Valencia County, NMNM82,01311,286+10%

07Taos County, NMNM34,56410,482+31%

08Otero County, NMNM70,36810,424+25%

09Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4079,792+8%

10Eddy County, NMNM62,5097,702+20%

11Chaves County, NMNM63,3647,512+3%

12Curry County, NMNM46,6556,909+12%

13Lea County, NMNM74,7496,870+12%

14Grant County, NMNM27,2526,309+23%

15McKinley County, NMNM68,1195,985+17%

16San Miguel County, NMNM26,2605,298+22%

17Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8325,292+7%

18Lincoln County, NMNM19,8445,106+37%

19Cibola County, NMNM26,8073,148−0%

20Luna County, NMNM25,4072,409+19%

21Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,357+21%

22Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152,354−1%

23Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,915−20%

24Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,847+11%

25Sierra County, NMNM11,3951,576−18%

26Quay County, NMNM8,4541,229+33%

27Mora County, NMNM4,0511,123+79%

28Catron County, NMNM3,8271,016+113%

29Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929541−10%

30Union County, NMNM3,844541+46%

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343503+72%

32Harding County, NMNM617166+108%

33De Baca County, NMNM1,647113−10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES