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Most educated, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01White Rock, NMNM5,71671.1%+11.2 pts
02Los Alamos, NMNM13,31769.8%+7.8 pts
03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61968.0%+5.7 pts
04Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79052.3%+5.3 pts
05Corrales, NMNM8,48451.5%+0.2 pts
06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83747.8%+7.8 pts
07Albuquerque, NMNM556,58839.2%+7.4 pts
08Taos, NMNM6,52639.0%+10.8 pts
09Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04137.6%+5.3 pts
10Las Cruces, NMNM116,97836.7%+8.3 pts
11Silver City, NMNM9,28435.8%+10.7 pts
12Ruidoso, NMNM7,58035.4%+7.2 pts
13Edgewood, NMNM6,15735.0%+13.0 pts
14Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41934.0%+9.3 pts
15Las Vegas, NMNM12,57428.3%+4.8 pts
16North Valley, NMNM10,45527.6%+8.9 pts
17Farmington, NMNM46,05526.2%+6.5 pts
18Los Lunas, NMNM20,57225.9%+9.4 pts
19Alamogordo, NMNM31,90625.5%+11.0 pts
20Portales, NMNM11,73425.4%+0.3 pts
21Socorro, NMNM8,26125.1%−0.2 pts
22Clovis, NMNM37,12723.6%+7.8 pts
23Gallup, NMNM19,96923.5%+2.2 pts
24Bernalillo, NMNM9,15922.5%+11.9 pts
25Sunland Park, NMNM18,26821.8%+18.9 pts
26Raton, NMNM5,95221.3%+10.8 pts
27Artesia, NMNM12,73519.9%+7.9 pts
28Grants, NMNM8,93319.3%+5.8 pts
29Carlsbad, NMNM32,52419.2%+4.7 pts
30Roswell, NMNM46,87818.6%+1.7 pts
31Tucumcari, NMNM5,08218.5%+5.5 pts
32Española, NMNM10,45818.3%+1.9 pts
33Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94918.3%+5.1 pts
34Hobbs, NMNM40,86317.3%+4.4 pts
35Deming, NMNM14,94415.9%+6.2 pts
36Aztec, NMNM6,09115.7%+1.2 pts
37South Valley, NMNM37,12015.1%+4.3 pts
38Bloomfield, NMNM7,33514.9%+4.7 pts
39Belen, NMNM7,58913.6%+1.1 pts
40North Hobbs, NMNM6,03412.1%–
41Shiprock, NMNM7,61011.6%+5.0 pts
42Chaparral, NMNM18,18610.5%+0.4 pts
43Lovington, NMNM11,6208.4%−2.0 pts
44Anthony, NMNM8,9007.6%+2.2 pts
45Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8647.0%+1.3 pts
46El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3236.1%–
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES