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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 2022, at 69.7%. De Baca County had the lowest, at 9.2%. The median was 19.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 29.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest69.7Los Alamos County
Lowest9.2De Baca County
Median19.733 counties
New Mexico29.1History

All counties, 2022

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Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 69.7 %69.7Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 42.2 %42.2Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 36.6 %36.6Taos CountyTaos County: 34.5 %34.5Sandoval CountySandoval County: 32.1 %32.1Harding CountyHarding County: 30.6 %30.6Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 30.4 %30.4Grant CountyGrant County: 26.4 %26.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 24.3 %24.3San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 23.8 %23.8Colfax CountyColfax County: 22.1 %22.1Curry CountyCurry County: 21.5 %21.5Valencia CountyValencia County: 21.1 %21.1Otero CountyOtero County: 21 %21Mora CountyMora County: 20.6 %20.6Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 20.4 %20.4Sierra CountySierra County: 19.7 %19.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 18.2 %18.2Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 18.2 %18.2Chaves CountyChaves County: 17.5 %17.5Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 16.9 %16.9Socorro CountySocorro County: 16.8 %16.8Quay CountyQuay County: 16 %16San Juan CountySan Juan County: 15.7 %15.7Union CountyUnion County: 15.5 %15.5Catron CountyCatron County: 14.9 %14.9Cibola CountyCibola County: 14.7 %14.7Lea CountyLea County: 14.6 %14.6Torrance CountyTorrance County: 14.5 %14.5Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 14 %14McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 12.4 %12.4Luna CountyLuna County: 11.9 %11.9De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 9.2 %9.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Los Alamos County69.7+1.2 pts
2Santa Fe County42.2+1 pts
3Bernalillo County36.6+0.3 pts
4Taos County34.5+1.9 pts
5Sandoval County32.1+1.2 pts
6Harding County30.6+5.5 pts
7Doña Ana County30.4+0.4 pts
8Grant County26.4-0.3 pts
9Lincoln County24.3-0.1 pts
10San Miguel County23.8-0.1 pts
11Colfax County22.1+0.3 pts
12Curry County21.5+0.2 pts
13Valencia County21.1+1.7 pts
14Otero County21+0.9 pts
15Mora County20.6+3.5 pts
16Roosevelt County20.4-1.4 pts
17Sierra County19.7-0.1 pts
18Eddy County18.2+1.3 pts
18Rio Arriba County18.2+0.5 pts
20Chaves County17.5+0.6 pts
21Hidalgo County16.9-1.1 pts
22Socorro County16.8-1.4 pts
23Quay County16+0.5 pts
24San Juan County15.7+0.8 pts
25Union County15.5-0.7 pts
26Catron County14.9-2 pts
27Cibola County14.7-0.9 pts
28Lea County14.6-0.2 pts
29Torrance County14.5-0.7 pts
30Guadalupe County14+5.5 pts
31McKinley County12.4+0.2 pts
32Luna County11.9-0.2 pts
33De Baca County9.2-1.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

De Baca County, with 9.2% in 2022.

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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