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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico counties · 2010

New Mexico counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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, NMNM19,40736.8%+2%

02Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90719.0%+14%

03Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60114.0%+7%

04Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.0%+19%

05Taos County, NMNM34,56411.0%+18%

06Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.0%+28%

07Grant County, NMNM27,25210.3%+13%

08San Miguel County, NMNM26,26010.1%+13%

09Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09110.0%+8%

10Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.7%+3%

11Mora County, NMNM4,0519.4%+8%

12Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.2%−1%

13Colfax County, NMNM12,1848.5%+42%

14Union County, NMNM3,8447.8%+35%

15Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8327.1%+11%

16Otero County, NMNM70,3686.9%+10%

17Curry County, NMNM46,6556.9%+22%

18Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9296.7%+83%

19Luna County, NMNM25,4075.9%+43%

20Valencia County, NMNM82,0135.8%+13%

21Eddy County, NMNM62,5095.8%+20%

22Chaves County, NMNM63,3645.5%−15%

23Sierra County, NMNM11,3955.4%+1%

24San Juan County, NMNM120,3405.2%+10%

25Catron County, NMNM3,8274.9%−16%

26Quay County, NMNM8,4544.7%−12%

27Lea County, NMNM74,7494.6%+9%

28McKinley County, NMNM68,1194.5%−16%

29Cibola County, NMNM26,8074.4%−4%

30De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.3%−14%

31Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.1%−2%

32Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433.7%−31%

33Harding County, NMNM6173.0%−55%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES