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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. The median across all 33 is 5,292.

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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%

07▲2Taos County, NMNM34,56410,482+31%

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

09▼2Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4079,792+8%

10▲1Eddy County, NMNM62,5097,702+20%

11▼1Chaves County, NMNM63,3647,512+3%

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

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

14▲1Grant County, NMNM27,2526,309+23%

15▼1McKinley County, NMNM68,1195,985+17%

16▲1San Miguel County, NMNM26,2605,298+22%

17▼1Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8325,292+7%

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

19Cibola County, NMNM26,8073,1480%

20▲2Luna County, NMNM25,4072,409+19%

21▲2Colfax County, NMNM12,1842,357+21%

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

23▼3Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,915−20%

24▲1Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,847+11%

25▼1Sierra County, NMNM11,3951,576−18%

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

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

28▲1Catron County, NMNM3,8271,016+113%

29▼1Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929541−10%

30Union County, NMNM3,844541+46%

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343503+72%

32▲1Harding County, NMNM617166+108%

33▼1De Baca County, NMNM1,647113−10%

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