New Mexico Female Population Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New Mexico Female population aged 25 years and above was 727,600. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 90,164 females without a high school diploma (ie. 12.39% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 53.56% White Alone, and 1.32% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 176,118 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 24.21% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 63.71% White Alone, and 1.19% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 243,724 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.50% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 67.62% White Alone, and 1.98% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 217,594 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 29.91% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 76.69% White Alone, and 1.87% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 48294 53.56
Black Alone 1192 1.32
Asian Alone 1572 1.74
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 12172 13.50
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 75 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 17297 19.18
Two or More Races 9562 10.61
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 12828 14.23
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 62385 69.19
All Other Ethnicities 14951 16.58
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 112199 63.71
Black Alone 2099 1.19
Asian Alone 2228 1.26
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 19378 11.00
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 55 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 20048 11.38
Two or More Races 20111 11.42
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 59063 33.54
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 92363 52.44
All Other Ethnicities 24692 14.02
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 164797 67.62
Black Alone 4826 1.98
Asian Alone 2964 1.22
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 25817 10.59
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 134 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 20185 8.28
Two or More Races 25001 10.26
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 102894 42.22
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 103646 42.53
All Other Ethnicities 37184 15.26
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 166864 76.69
Black Alone 4066 1.87
Asian Alone 7234 3.33
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 9083 4.17
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 190 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 9671 4.45
Two or More Races 20486 9.41
New Mexico Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 129983 59.74
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 63114 29.01
All Other Ethnicities 24497 11.26