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Most educated, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 20.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mora County, NM, up 16 places to #5.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40769.7%+9.3 pts

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90746.1%+9.1 pts

03▲1Taos County, NMNM34,56438.5%+12.7 pts

04▼1Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60138.2%+7.6 pts

05▲16Mora County, NMNM4,05134.3%+18.7 pts

06▼1Sandoval County, NMNM159,56533.8%+8.9 pts

07▲2Harding County, NMNM61733.3%+15.3 pts

08Lincoln County, NMNM19,84432.2%+9.4 pts

09▼3Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09131.7%+9.4 pts

10▲14Catron County, NMNM3,82731.2%+12.8 pts

11▼4Grant County, NMNM27,25230.7%+10.1 pts

12▼1San Miguel County, NMNM26,26026.5%+5.3 pts

13▲1Colfax County, NMNM12,18425.4%+6.9 pts

14▲1Curry County, NMNM46,65523.3%+8.0 pts

15▲3Otero County, NMNM70,36822.7%+7.3 pts

16▼3Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.2%−1.4 pts

17Valencia County, NMNM82,01320.9%+6.1 pts

18▲9Quay County, NMNM8,45419.6%+5.9 pts

19▲4Eddy County, NMNM62,50919.3%+5.8 pts

20▼1Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83219.0%+3.6 pts

21▼9Socorro County, NMNM15,83819.0%−0.4 pts

22▲9Union County, NMNM3,84418.4%+5.4 pts

23▼7Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92918.3%+8.4 pts

24▲2San Juan County, NMNM120,34018.3%+4.7 pts

25▼5Chaves County, NMNM63,36417.9%+1.7 pts

26▼16Sierra County, NMNM11,39517.0%+3.9 pts

27▼5Cibola County, NMNM26,80717.0%+5.0 pts

28▼3Torrance County, NMNM16,10016.6%+2.1 pts

29▲4Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34316.4%+6.1 pts

30▼2Lea County, NMNM74,74915.5%+3.9 pts

31▼1Luna County, NMNM25,40714.6%+4.2 pts

32McKinley County, NMNM68,11913.3%+1.3 pts

33▼4De Baca County, NMNM1,6479.3%−7.0 pts

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