RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Most educated, New Mexico counties · 2000

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40760.5%+7.1 pts

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90736.9%+4.7 pts

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60130.5%+3.8 pts

04Taos County, NMNM34,56425.9%+7.4 pts

05Sandoval County, NMNM159,56524.8%+5.8 pts

06Lincoln County, NMNM19,84422.8%+6.7 pts

07Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.6%+4.5 pts

08Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09122.3%+0.4 pts

09San Miguel County, NMNM26,26021.2%+5.0 pts

10Grant County, NMNM27,25220.5%+4.1 pts

11Socorro County, NMNM15,83819.4%+2.2 pts

12Colfax County, NMNM12,18418.5%+3.8 pts

13Catron County, NMNM3,82718.4%−0.3 pts

14Harding County, NMNM61718.1%+2.4 pts

15De Baca County, NMNM1,64716.2%+4.8 pts

16Chaves County, NMNM63,36416.2%+2.0 pts

17Mora County, NMNM4,05115.5%+1.3 pts

18Otero County, NMNM70,36815.4%+0.5 pts

19Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83215.4%+5.2 pts

20Curry County, NMNM46,65515.3%+1.6 pts

21Valencia County, NMNM82,01314.8%+2.7 pts

22Torrance County, NMNM16,10014.4%+3.6 pts

23Quay County, NMNM8,45413.7%+3.8 pts

24San Juan County, NMNM120,34013.5%+1.2 pts

25Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.5%+2.6 pts

26Sierra County, NMNM11,39513.1%+4.7 pts

27Union County, NMNM3,84413.0%+1.0 pts

28Cibola County, NMNM26,80712.0%+3.2 pts

29McKinley County, NMNM68,11912.0%+0.9 pts

30Lea County, NMNM74,74911.6%+0.1 pts

31Luna County, NMNM25,40710.4%−0.7 pts

32Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34310.3%+4.2 pts

33Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9299.9%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS