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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 2023, at 68.3%. De Baca County had the lowest, at 8.3%. The median was 20.8% and the figure for New Mexico was 30.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest68.3Los Alamos County
Lowest8.3De Baca County
Median20.833 counties
New Mexico30.2History

All counties, 2023

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Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 68.3 %68.3Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 44.2 %44.2Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 37.4 %37.4Taos CountyTaos County: 37.1 %37.1Sandoval CountySandoval County: 33.4 %33.4Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 31.4 %31.4Harding CountyHarding County: 30.3 %30.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.8 %28.8Grant CountyGrant County: 28.8 %28.8San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 26.2 %26.2Mora CountyMora County: 25.4 %25.4Colfax CountyColfax County: 24 %24Otero CountyOtero County: 21.6 %21.6Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 21.4 %21.4Curry CountyCurry County: 21.3 %21.3Socorro CountySocorro County: 21 %21Valencia CountyValencia County: 20.8 %20.8Catron CountyCatron County: 20.7 %20.7Quay CountyQuay County: 20.4 %20.4Eddy CountyEddy County: 19.8 %19.8Cibola CountyCibola County: 18.8 %18.8Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 18.8 %18.8Chaves CountyChaves County: 18.2 %18.2Union CountyUnion County: 18.1 %18.1Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 17.8 %17.8San Juan CountySan Juan County: 16.7 %16.7Sierra CountySierra County: 16.3 %16.3Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 15.5 %15.5Lea CountyLea County: 15.3 %15.3Torrance CountyTorrance County: 14.9 %14.9Luna CountyLuna County: 14.7 %14.7McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 12.5 %12.5De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 8.3 %8.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Los Alamos County68.3-1.4 pts
2Santa Fe County44.2+2 pts
3Bernalillo County37.4+0.8 pts
4Taos County37.1+2.6 pts
5Sandoval County33.4+1.3 pts
6Doña Ana County31.4+1 pts
7Harding County30.3-0.3 pts
8Lincoln County28.8+4.5 pts
9Grant County28.8+2.4 pts
10San Miguel County26.2+2.5 pts
11Mora County25.4+4.8 pts
12Colfax County24+1.9 pts
13Otero County21.6+0.6 pts
14Roosevelt County21.4+1 pts
15Curry County21.3-0.2 pts
16Socorro County21+4.2 pts
17Valencia County20.8-0.3 pts
18Catron County20.7+5.8 pts
19Quay County20.4+4.4 pts
20Eddy County19.8+1.6 pts
21Cibola County18.8+4.1 pts
21Rio Arriba County18.8+0.6 pts
23Chaves County18.2+0.7 pts
24Union County18.1+2.6 pts
25Hidalgo County17.8+0.8 pts
26San Juan County16.7+0.9 pts
27Sierra County16.3-3.4 pts
28Guadalupe County15.5+1.5 pts
29Lea County15.3+0.7 pts
30Torrance County14.9+0.3 pts
31Luna County14.7+2.9 pts
32McKinley County12.50 pts
33De Baca County8.3-0.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 68.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

De Baca County, with 8.3% in 2023.

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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