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Most college graduates, New Mexico counties · 2020

New Mexico counties 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 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 4,346.

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01Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601165,802–

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90745,681–

03Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09139,154–

04Sandoval County, NMNM159,56530,989–

05San Juan County, NMNM120,34012,581–

06Valencia County, NMNM82,01310,302–

07Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4079,098–

08Otero County, NMNM70,3688,365–

09Taos County, NMNM34,5647,986–

10Chaves County, NMNM63,3647,321–

11Eddy County, NMNM62,5096,433–

12Curry County, NMNM46,6556,170–

13Lea County, NMNM74,7496,160–

14McKinley County, NMNM68,1195,121–

15Grant County, NMNM27,2525,115–

16Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324,944–

17San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604,346–

18Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443,739–

19Cibola County, NMNM26,8073,154–

20Socorro County, NMNM15,8382,388–

21Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6152,378–

22Luna County, NMNM25,4072,019–

23Colfax County, NMNM12,1841,954–

24Sierra County, NMNM11,3951,930–

25Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,659–

26Quay County, NMNM8,454927–

27Mora County, NMNM4,051628–

28Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929601–

29Catron County, NMNM3,827476–

30Union County, NMNM3,844370–

31Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343292–

32De Baca County, NMNM1,647125–

33Harding County, NMNM61780–

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