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

Los Alamos County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 33 counties in 2021, at 68.5%. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 18.2% and the figure for New Mexico was 28.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest68.5Los Alamos County
Lowest8.5Guadalupe County
Median18.233 counties
New Mexico28.5History

All counties, 2021

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Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 68.5 %68.5Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 41.1 %41.1Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 36.4 %36.4Taos CountyTaos County: 32.6 %32.6Sandoval CountySandoval County: 31 %31Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 30 %30Grant CountyGrant County: 26.7 %26.7Harding CountyHarding County: 25.1 %25.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 24.4 %24.4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 23.9 %23.9Colfax CountyColfax County: 21.8 %21.8Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 21.8 %21.8Curry CountyCurry County: 21.3 %21.3Otero CountyOtero County: 20.1 %20.1Sierra CountySierra County: 19.8 %19.8Valencia CountyValencia County: 19.4 %19.4Socorro CountySocorro County: 18.2 %18.2Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 18 %18Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 17.7 %17.7Mora CountyMora County: 17.1 %17.1Chaves CountyChaves County: 16.9 %16.9Eddy CountyEddy County: 16.9 %16.9Catron CountyCatron County: 16.9 %16.9Union CountyUnion County: 16.2 %16.2Cibola CountyCibola County: 15.6 %15.6Quay CountyQuay County: 15.5 %15.5Torrance CountyTorrance County: 15.2 %15.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 14.9 %14.9Lea CountyLea County: 14.8 %14.8McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 12.2 %12.2Luna CountyLuna County: 12 %12De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 10.7 %10.7Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 8.5 %8.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Los Alamos County68.5
2Santa Fe County41.1
3Bernalillo County36.4
4Taos County32.6
5Sandoval County31
6Doña Ana County30
7Grant County26.7
8Harding County25.1
9Lincoln County24.4
10San Miguel County23.9
11Colfax County21.8
12Roosevelt County21.8
13Curry County21.3
14Otero County20.1
15Sierra County19.8
16Valencia County19.4
17Socorro County18.2
18Hidalgo County18
19Rio Arriba County17.7
20Mora County17.1
21Chaves County16.9
22Eddy County16.9
23Catron County16.9
24Union County16.2
25Cibola County15.6
26Quay County15.5
27Torrance County15.2
28San Juan County14.9
29Lea County14.8
30McKinley County12.2
31Luna County12
32De Baca County10.7
33Guadalupe County8.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Los Alamos County, with 68.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Guadalupe County, with 8.5% in 2021.

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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