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Counties in New Mexico by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Los Alamos County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 33 counties in 2024, at 44.2%. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 8.8% and the figure for New Mexico was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.2Los Alamos County
Lowest4.1Guadalupe County
Median8.833 counties
New Mexico13.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Bernalillo County: 17.6 %Catron County: 12.7 %Chaves County: 7.3 %Cibola County: 7.7 %Colfax County: 9.2 %Curry County: 9.8 %De Baca County: 4.8 %Doña Ana County: 13.8 %Eddy County: 7.8 %Grant County: 14.1 %Guadalupe County: 4.1 %Harding County: 15.1 %Hidalgo County: 5.4 %Lea County: 7.4 %Lincoln County: 13.5 %Los Alamos County: 44.2 %Luna County: 5.1 %McKinley County: 5.3 %Mora County: 23.1 %Otero County: 7.7 %Quay County: 8.8 %Rio Arriba County: 8.6 %Roosevelt County: 9.7 %Sandoval County: 13.5 %San Juan County: 6.9 %San Miguel County: 11.1 %Santa Fe County: 24 %Sierra County: 6.3 %Socorro County: 9.1 %Taos County: 16.3 %Torrance County: 4.7 %Union County: 5.3 %Valencia County: 8.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Los Alamos County: 44.2 %Los Alamos County44.2Santa Fe County: 24 %Santa Fe County24Mora County: 23.1 %Mora County23.1Bernalillo County: 17.6 %Bernalillo County17.6Taos County: 16.3 %Taos County16.3Harding County: 15.1 %Harding County15.1Grant County: 14.1 %Grant County14.1Doña Ana County: 13.8 %Doña Ana County13.8Sandoval County: 13.5 %Sandoval County13.5Lincoln County: 13.5 %Lincoln County13.5Catron County: 12.7 %Catron County12.7San Miguel County: 11.1 %San Miguel County11.1Curry County: 9.8 %Curry County9.8Roosevelt County: 9.7 %Roosevelt County9.7Colfax County: 9.2 %Colfax County9.2Socorro County: 9.1 %Socorro County9.1Quay County: 8.8 %Quay County8.8Rio Arriba County: 8.6 %Rio Arriba County8.6Valencia County: 8.5 %Valencia County8.5Eddy County: 7.8 %Eddy County7.8Cibola County: 7.7 %Cibola County7.7Otero County: 7.7 %Otero County7.7Lea County: 7.4 %Lea County7.4Chaves County: 7.3 %Chaves County7.3San Juan County: 6.9 %San Juan County6.9Sierra County: 6.3 %Sierra County6.3Hidalgo County: 5.4 %Hidalgo County5.4McKinley County: 5.3 %McKinley County5.3Union County: 5.3 %Union County5.3Luna County: 5.1 %Luna County5.1De Baca County: 4.8 %De Baca County4.8Torrance County: 4.7 %Torrance County4.7Guadalupe County: 4.1 %Guadalupe County4.1Los Alamos County: 44.2 %Los Alamos County44.2Santa Fe County: 24 %Santa Fe County24Mora County: 23.1 %Mora County23.1Bernalillo County: 17.6 %Bernalillo County17.6Taos County: 16.3 %Taos County16.3Harding County: 15.1 %Harding County15.1Grant County: 14.1 %Grant County14.1Doña Ana County: 13.8 %Doña Ana County13.8Sandoval County: 13.5 %Sandoval County13.5Lincoln County: 13.5 %Lincoln County13.5Catron County: 12.7 %Catron County12.7San Miguel County: 11.1 %San Miguel County11.1Curry County: 9.8 %Curry County9.8Roosevelt County: 9.7 %Roosevelt County9.7Colfax County: 9.2 %Colfax County9.2Socorro County: 9.1 %Socorro County9.1Quay County: 8.8 %Quay County8.8Rio Arriba County: 8.6 %Rio Arriba County8.6Valencia County: 8.5 %Valencia County8.5Eddy County: 7.8 %Eddy County7.8Cibola County: 7.7 %Cibola County7.7Otero County: 7.7 %Otero County7.7Lea County: 7.4 %Lea County7.4Chaves County: 7.3 %Chaves County7.3San Juan County: 6.9 %San Juan County6.9Sierra County: 6.3 %Sierra County6.3Hidalgo County: 5.4 %Hidalgo County5.4McKinley County: 5.3 %McKinley County5.3Union County: 5.3 %Union County5.3Luna County: 5.1 %Luna County5.1De Baca County: 4.8 %De Baca County4.8Torrance County: 4.7 %Torrance County4.7Guadalupe County: 4.1 %Guadalupe County4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Los Alamos County44.2+0.9 pts
2Santa Fe County24+1.7 pts
3Mora County23.1+7.2 pts
4Bernalillo County17.6+0.2 pts
5Taos County16.3-1 pts
6Harding County15.1+2.3 pts
7Grant County14.1+1.6 pts
8Doña Ana County13.8+0.1 pts
9Sandoval County13.5-0.2 pts
10Lincoln County13.5+2.2 pts
11Catron County12.7+3.7 pts
12San Miguel County11.1-0.6 pts
13Curry County9.8+1.1 pts
14Roosevelt County9.7+0.8 pts
15Colfax County9.2-1.5 pts
16Socorro County9.1-1 pts
17Quay County8.8+0.4 pts
18Rio Arriba County8.6+0.6 pts
19Valencia County8.5-0.2 pts
20Eddy County7.8+0.5 pts
21Cibola County7.7-0.5 pts
22Otero County7.7+0.3 pts
23Lea County7.4+0.5 pts
24Chaves County7.3+0.2 pts
25San Juan County6.9+0.1 pts
26Sierra County6.3-0.4 pts
27Hidalgo County5.4+0.2 pts
28McKinley County5.3+0.2 pts
29Union County5.3-1.8 pts
30Luna County5.1+0.5 pts
31De Baca County4.8+1.3 pts
32Torrance County4.7-0.8 pts
33Guadalupe County4.1-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Los Alamos County, with 44.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Guadalupe County, with 4.1% in 2024.

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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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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