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

Los Alamos County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 33 counties in 2022, at 41.8%. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 7.6% and the figure for New Mexico was 13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.8Los Alamos County
Lowest3.8Guadalupe County
Median7.633 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 16.7 %Catron County: 7.5 %Chaves County: 6.7 %Cibola County: 6.5 %Colfax County: 9.4 %Curry County: 7.9 %De Baca County: 4.6 %Doña Ana County: 13.2 %Eddy County: 6.6 %Grant County: 10.9 %Guadalupe County: 3.8 %Harding County: 14.9 %Hidalgo County: 5.6 %Lea County: 7 %Lincoln County: 10 %Los Alamos County: 41.8 %Luna County: 5 %McKinley County: 5 %Mora County: 13 %Otero County: 7.2 %Quay County: 6.1 %Rio Arriba County: 7.6 %Roosevelt County: 7.4 %Sandoval County: 12.7 %San Juan County: 6.5 %San Miguel County: 9.8 %Santa Fe County: 21 %Sierra County: 8 %Socorro County: 10.4 %Taos County: 15.5 %Torrance County: 5.5 %Union County: 5.8 %Valencia County: 9.8 %
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  • 5.6 to 6.6
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  • 13 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Los Alamos County: 41.8 %Los Alamos County41.8Santa Fe County: 21 %Santa Fe County21Bernalillo County: 16.7 %Bernalillo County16.7Taos County: 15.5 %Taos County15.5Harding County: 14.9 %Harding County14.9Doña Ana County: 13.2 %Doña Ana County13.2Mora County: 13 %Mora County13Sandoval County: 12.7 %Sandoval County12.7Grant County: 10.9 %Grant County10.9Socorro County: 10.4 %Socorro County10.4Lincoln County: 10 %Lincoln County10San Miguel County: 9.8 %San Miguel County9.8Valencia County: 9.8 %Valencia County9.8Colfax County: 9.4 %Colfax County9.4Sierra County: 8 %Sierra County8Curry County: 7.9 %Curry County7.9Rio Arriba County: 7.6 %Rio Arriba County7.6Catron County: 7.5 %Catron County7.5Roosevelt County: 7.4 %Roosevelt County7.4Otero County: 7.2 %Otero County7.2Lea County: 7 %Lea County7Chaves County: 6.7 %Chaves County6.7Eddy County: 6.6 %Eddy County6.6Cibola County: 6.5 %Cibola County6.5San Juan County: 6.5 %San Juan County6.5Quay County: 6.1 %Quay County6.1Union County: 5.8 %Union County5.8Hidalgo County: 5.6 %Hidalgo County5.6Torrance County: 5.5 %Torrance County5.5McKinley County: 5 %McKinley County5Luna County: 5 %Luna County5De Baca County: 4.6 %De Baca County4.6Guadalupe County: 3.8 %Guadalupe County3.8Los Alamos County: 41.8 %Los Alamos County41.8Santa Fe County: 21 %Santa Fe County21Bernalillo County: 16.7 %Bernalillo County16.7Taos County: 15.5 %Taos County15.5Harding County: 14.9 %Harding County14.9Doña Ana County: 13.2 %Doña Ana County13.2Mora County: 13 %Mora County13Sandoval County: 12.7 %Sandoval County12.7Grant County: 10.9 %Grant County10.9Socorro County: 10.4 %Socorro County10.4Lincoln County: 10 %Lincoln County10San Miguel County: 9.8 %San Miguel County9.8Valencia County: 9.8 %Valencia County9.8Colfax County: 9.4 %Colfax County9.4Sierra County: 8 %Sierra County8Curry County: 7.9 %Curry County7.9Rio Arriba County: 7.6 %Rio Arriba County7.6Catron County: 7.5 %Catron County7.5Roosevelt County: 7.4 %Roosevelt County7.4Otero County: 7.2 %Otero County7.2Lea County: 7 %Lea County7Chaves County: 6.7 %Chaves County6.7Eddy County: 6.6 %Eddy County6.6Cibola County: 6.5 %Cibola County6.5San Juan County: 6.5 %San Juan County6.5Quay County: 6.1 %Quay County6.1Union County: 5.8 %Union County5.8Hidalgo County: 5.6 %Hidalgo County5.6Torrance County: 5.5 %Torrance County5.5McKinley County: 5 %McKinley County5Luna County: 5 %Luna County5De Baca County: 4.6 %De Baca County4.6Guadalupe County: 3.8 %Guadalupe County3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Los Alamos County41.8-1.7 pts
2Santa Fe County21+0.2 pts
3Bernalillo County16.7+0.1 pts
4Taos County15.5+1.2 pts
5Harding County14.9+1.5 pts
6Doña Ana County13.2+0.7 pts
7Mora County13+1.4 pts
8Sandoval County12.7+0.3 pts
9Grant County10.9+0.7 pts
10Socorro County10.4-0.2 pts
11Lincoln County10-0.3 pts
12San Miguel County9.8-1.7 pts
12Valencia County9.8+0.9 pts
14Colfax County9.4+0.3 pts
15Sierra County8+0.4 pts
16Curry County7.9+0.9 pts
17Rio Arriba County7.6-0 pts
18Catron County7.5+1.1 pts
19Roosevelt County7.4+0.3 pts
20Otero County7.2+0.5 pts
21Lea County7-0.2 pts
22Chaves County6.7+0.5 pts
23Eddy County6.6+0.1 pts
24Cibola County6.5+1.2 pts
24San Juan County6.5+0.5 pts
26Quay County6.1+0.3 pts
27Union County5.8-0.7 pts
28Hidalgo County5.6-0.6 pts
29Torrance County5.5+0.1 pts
30McKinley County5-0.6 pts
31Luna County5+0.5 pts
32De Baca County4.6+0.3 pts
33Guadalupe County3.8+1.2 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Los Alamos County, with 41.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Guadalupe County, with 3.8% in 2022.

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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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