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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico cities · 2010

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Los Alamos, NMNM13,31738.0%+0.7 pts

02White Rock, NMNM5,71635.5%−0.3 pts

03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61934.6%+2.2 pts

04Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79026.6%+3.1 pts

05Corrales, NMNM8,48425.1%+1.6 pts

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83722.0%+3.6 pts

07Edgewood, NMNM6,15715.0%+6.8 pts

08Albuquerque, NMNM556,58814.0%+0.6 pts

09Socorro, NMNM8,26113.4%+1.7 pts

10Las Cruces, NMNM116,97812.4%+0.3 pts

11Silver City, NMNM9,28412.4%+2.4 pts

12Las Vegas, NMNM12,57411.6%+1.7 pts

13Taos, NMNM6,52611.5%+1.8 pts

14Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04111.2%−2.5 pts

15North Valley, NMNM10,45511.2%+3.2 pts

16Portales, NMNM11,73410.9%−0.3 pts

17Los Lunas, NMNM20,5729.7%+3.8 pts

18Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4199.3%+1.4 pts

19Gallup, NMNM19,9699.3%−1.0 pts

20Ruidoso, NMNM7,5809.2%−2.5 pts

21Española, NMNM10,4588.9%+1.3 pts

22Clovis, NMNM37,1277.3%+1.4 pts

23Raton, NMNM5,9527.2%+3.5 pts

24Farmington, NMNM46,0557.2%−0.1 pts

25Bernalillo, NMNM9,1596.9%+3.2 pts

26Alamogordo, NMNM31,9066.8%+0.8 pts

27Deming, NMNM14,9446.3%+2.3 pts

28Shiprock, NMNM7,6106.2%+3.5 pts

29Carlsbad, NMNM32,5246.2%+0.6 pts

30Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9495.7%+0.8 pts

31Roswell, NMNM46,8785.6%−1.2 pts

32Hobbs, NMNM40,8635.4%+0.5 pts

33Aztec, NMNM6,0915.3%+0.9 pts

34Tucumcari, NMNM5,0825.2%−0.9 pts

35South Valley, NMNM37,1205.2%+0.8 pts

36Belen, NMNM7,5895.2%+2.5 pts

37Artesia, NMNM12,7353.6%+0.7 pts

38Bloomfield, NMNM7,3353.3%−0.9 pts

39Lovington, NMNM11,6203.2%−0.5 pts

40Grants, NMNM8,9333.1%−1.8 pts

41North Hobbs, NMNM6,0342.5%–

42Chaparral, NMNM18,1861.6%−1.6 pts

43Sunland Park, NMNM18,2681.5%+1.0 pts

44Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.5%−0.4 pts

45El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3231.2%–

46Anthony, NMNM8,9000.6%−0.6 pts

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