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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40744.2%+23%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.9%+44%

03Mora County, NMNM4,05123.1%+165%

04Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60117.5%+34%

05Taos County, NMNM34,56416.2%+74%

06Harding County, NMNM61715.1%+124%

07Grant County, NMNM27,25214.1%+55%

08Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09113.8%+50%

09Sandoval County, NMNM159,56513.5%+46%

10Lincoln County, NMNM19,84413.5%+43%

11Catron County, NMNM3,82712.7%+119%

12San Miguel County, NMNM26,26011.1%+23%

13Curry County, NMNM46,6559.8%+74%

14Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.7%+3%

15Colfax County, NMNM12,1849.2%+54%

16Socorro County, NMNM15,8389.1%+6%

17Quay County, NMNM8,4548.8%+65%

18Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8328.6%+36%

19Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.5%+65%

20Eddy County, NMNM62,5097.8%+63%

21Cibola County, NMNM26,8077.7%+65%

22Otero County, NMNM70,3687.6%+22%

23Lea County, NMNM74,7497.4%+76%

24Chaves County, NMNM63,3647.3%+13%

25San Juan County, NMNM120,3406.9%+44%

26Sierra County, NMNM11,3956.3%+17%

27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9295.4%+47%

28McKinley County, NMNM68,1195.3%−1%

29Union County, NMNM3,8445.3%−8%

30Luna County, NMNM25,4075.1%+23%

31De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.8%−4%

32Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.7%+14%

33Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3434.1%−24%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES