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Counties in New Mexico by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Los Alamos County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 33 counties in 2024, at 69.7%. De Baca County had the lowest, at 9.3%. The median was 20.9% and the figure for New Mexico was 31%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest69.7Los Alamos County
Lowest9.3De Baca County
Median20.933 counties
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All counties, 2024

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Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 69.7 %69.7Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 46.1 %46.1Taos CountyTaos County: 38.5 %38.5Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 38.2 %38.2Mora CountyMora County: 34.3 %34.3Sandoval CountySandoval County: 33.8 %33.8Harding CountyHarding County: 33.3 %33.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 32.2 %32.2Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 31.7 %31.7Catron CountyCatron County: 31.2 %31.2Grant CountyGrant County: 30.7 %30.7San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 26.5 %26.5Colfax CountyColfax County: 25.4 %25.4Curry CountyCurry County: 23.3 %23.3Otero CountyOtero County: 22.7 %22.7Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 21.2 %21.2Valencia CountyValencia County: 20.9 %20.9Quay CountyQuay County: 19.6 %19.6Eddy CountyEddy County: 19.3 %19.3Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 19 %19Socorro CountySocorro County: 19 %19Union CountyUnion County: 18.4 %18.4Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 18.3 %18.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 18.3 %18.3Chaves CountyChaves County: 17.9 %17.9Sierra CountySierra County: 17 %17Cibola CountyCibola County: 17 %17Torrance CountyTorrance County: 16.6 %16.6Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 16.4 %16.4Lea CountyLea County: 15.5 %15.5Luna CountyLuna County: 14.6 %14.6McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 13.3 %13.3De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 9.3 %9.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Los Alamos County69.7+1.5 pts
2Santa Fe County46.1+1.9 pts
3Taos County38.5+1.5 pts
4Bernalillo County38.2+0.7 pts
5Mora County34.3+8.9 pts
6Sandoval County33.8+0.4 pts
7Harding County33.3+3 pts
8Lincoln County32.2+3.4 pts
9Doña Ana County31.7+0.3 pts
10Catron County31.2+10.5 pts
11Grant County30.7+1.9 pts
12San Miguel County26.5+0.3 pts
13Colfax County25.4+1.4 pts
14Curry County23.3+2 pts
15Otero County22.7+1.1 pts
16Roosevelt County21.2-0.2 pts
17Valencia County20.9+0.1 pts
18Quay County19.6-0.8 pts
19Eddy County19.3-0.5 pts
20Rio Arriba County19+0.2 pts
21Socorro County19-2 pts
22Union County18.4+0.3 pts
23Hidalgo County18.3+0.5 pts
24San Juan County18.3+1.6 pts
25Chaves County17.9-0.3 pts
26Sierra County17+0.7 pts
27Cibola County17-1.8 pts
28Torrance County16.6+1.7 pts
29Guadalupe County16.4+0.9 pts
30Lea County15.5+0.3 pts
31Luna County14.6-0.1 pts
32McKinley County13.3+0.8 pts
33De Baca County9.3+0.9 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Los Alamos County, with 69.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

De Baca County, with 9.3% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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