RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most educated, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 14.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40753.4%–

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90732.3%–

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60126.7%–

04Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.9%–

05Sandoval County, NMNM159,56519.1%–

06Catron County, NMNM3,82718.7%–

07Taos County, NMNM34,56418.5%–

08Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61518.1%–

09Socorro County, NMNM15,83817.1%–

10Grant County, NMNM27,25216.4%–

11San Miguel County, NMNM26,26016.2%–

12Lincoln County, NMNM19,84416.1%–

13Harding County, NMNM61715.7%–

14Otero County, NMNM70,36815.0%–

15Colfax County, NMNM12,18414.7%–

16Chaves County, NMNM63,36414.3%–

17Mora County, NMNM4,05114.2%–

18Curry County, NMNM46,65513.7%–

19San Juan County, NMNM120,34012.3%–

20Valencia County, NMNM82,01312.1%–

21Union County, NMNM3,84412.0%–

22Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92911.7%–

23Lea County, NMNM74,74911.5%–

24De Baca County, NMNM1,64711.4%–

25Luna County, NMNM25,40711.1%–

26McKinley County, NMNM68,11911.1%–

27Torrance County, NMNM16,10010.9%–

28Eddy County, NMNM62,50910.9%–

29Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83210.3%–

30Quay County, NMNM8,4549.9%–

31Cibola County, NMNM26,8078.8%–

32Sierra County, NMNM11,3958.5%–

33Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3436.1%–

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