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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 2023, at 43.2%. De Baca County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.2Los Alamos County
Lowest3.6De Baca County
Median8.733 counties
New Mexico13.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 17.3 %Catron County: 9 %Chaves County: 7.1 %Cibola County: 8.2 %Colfax County: 10.8 %Curry County: 8.7 %De Baca County: 3.6 %Doña Ana County: 13.7 %Eddy County: 7.4 %Grant County: 12.4 %Guadalupe County: 4.3 %Harding County: 12.8 %Hidalgo County: 5.2 %Lea County: 6.9 %Lincoln County: 11.2 %Los Alamos County: 43.2 %Luna County: 4.5 %McKinley County: 5.1 %Mora County: 15.9 %Otero County: 7.4 %Quay County: 8.3 %Rio Arriba County: 8 %Roosevelt County: 8.9 %Sandoval County: 13.7 %San Juan County: 6.8 %San Miguel County: 11.7 %Santa Fe County: 22.3 %Sierra County: 6.6 %Socorro County: 10.1 %Taos County: 17.2 %Torrance County: 5.5 %Union County: 7 %Valencia County: 8.8 %
  • Under 5.9
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Los Alamos County: 43.2 %Los Alamos County43.2Santa Fe County: 22.3 %Santa Fe County22.3Bernalillo County: 17.3 %Bernalillo County17.3Taos County: 17.2 %Taos County17.2Mora County: 15.9 %Mora County15.9Doña Ana County: 13.7 %Doña Ana County13.7Sandoval County: 13.7 %Sandoval County13.7Harding County: 12.8 %Harding County12.8Grant County: 12.4 %Grant County12.4San Miguel County: 11.7 %San Miguel County11.7Lincoln County: 11.2 %Lincoln County11.2Colfax County: 10.8 %Colfax County10.8Socorro County: 10.1 %Socorro County10.1Catron County: 9 %Catron County9Roosevelt County: 8.9 %Roosevelt County8.9Valencia County: 8.8 %Valencia County8.8Curry County: 8.7 %Curry County8.7Quay County: 8.3 %Quay County8.3Cibola County: 8.2 %Cibola County8.2Rio Arriba County: 8 %Rio Arriba County8Otero County: 7.4 %Otero County7.4Eddy County: 7.4 %Eddy County7.4Chaves County: 7.1 %Chaves County7.1Union County: 7 %Union County7Lea County: 6.9 %Lea County6.9San Juan County: 6.8 %San Juan County6.8Sierra County: 6.6 %Sierra County6.6Torrance County: 5.5 %Torrance County5.5Hidalgo County: 5.2 %Hidalgo County5.2McKinley County: 5.1 %McKinley County5.1Luna County: 4.5 %Luna County4.5Guadalupe County: 4.3 %Guadalupe County4.3De Baca County: 3.6 %De Baca County3.6Los Alamos County: 43.2 %Los Alamos County43.2Santa Fe County: 22.3 %Santa Fe County22.3Bernalillo County: 17.3 %Bernalillo County17.3Taos County: 17.2 %Taos County17.2Mora County: 15.9 %Mora County15.9Doña Ana County: 13.7 %Doña Ana County13.7Sandoval County: 13.7 %Sandoval County13.7Harding County: 12.8 %Harding County12.8Grant County: 12.4 %Grant County12.4San Miguel County: 11.7 %San Miguel County11.7Lincoln County: 11.2 %Lincoln County11.2Colfax County: 10.8 %Colfax County10.8Socorro County: 10.1 %Socorro County10.1Catron County: 9 %Catron County9Roosevelt County: 8.9 %Roosevelt County8.9Valencia County: 8.8 %Valencia County8.8Curry County: 8.7 %Curry County8.7Quay County: 8.3 %Quay County8.3Cibola County: 8.2 %Cibola County8.2Rio Arriba County: 8 %Rio Arriba County8Otero County: 7.4 %Otero County7.4Eddy County: 7.4 %Eddy County7.4Chaves County: 7.1 %Chaves County7.1Union County: 7 %Union County7Lea County: 6.9 %Lea County6.9San Juan County: 6.8 %San Juan County6.8Sierra County: 6.6 %Sierra County6.6Torrance County: 5.5 %Torrance County5.5Hidalgo County: 5.2 %Hidalgo County5.2McKinley County: 5.1 %McKinley County5.1Luna County: 4.5 %Luna County4.5Guadalupe County: 4.3 %Guadalupe County4.3De Baca County: 3.6 %De Baca County3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Los Alamos County43.2+1.4 pts
2Santa Fe County22.3+1.2 pts
3Bernalillo County17.3+0.6 pts
4Taos County17.2+1.7 pts
5Mora County15.9+2.9 pts
6Doña Ana County13.7+0.5 pts
7Sandoval County13.7+1 pts
8Harding County12.8-2.1 pts
9Grant County12.4+1.5 pts
10San Miguel County11.7+1.9 pts
11Lincoln County11.2+1.2 pts
12Colfax County10.8+1.3 pts
13Socorro County10.1-0.3 pts
14Catron County9+1.5 pts
15Roosevelt County8.9+1.5 pts
16Valencia County8.8-1 pts
17Curry County8.7+0.7 pts
18Quay County8.3+2.3 pts
19Cibola County8.2+1.7 pts
20Rio Arriba County8+0.4 pts
21Otero County7.4+0.2 pts
22Eddy County7.4+0.8 pts
23Chaves County7.1+0.4 pts
24Union County7+1.2 pts
25Lea County6.9-0.1 pts
26San Juan County6.8+0.3 pts
27Sierra County6.6-1.4 pts
28Torrance County5.5-0 pts
29Hidalgo County5.2-0.4 pts
30McKinley County5.1+0.1 pts
31Luna County4.5-0.5 pts
32Guadalupe County4.3+0.6 pts
33De Baca County3.6-1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-mexico-counties?period=2023 (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 43.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

De Baca County, with 3.6% in 2023.

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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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