Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New Mexico Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 8,640. Among all New Mexico cities and places, Albuquerque city had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (4,294), followed by Las Cruces city (880), and Rio Rancho city (741).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico cities and places.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Albuquerque city
Las Cruces city
Rio Rancho city
Santa Fe city
Clovis city
Roswell city
Alamogordo city
Sunland Park city
Kirtland AFB CDP
Hobbs city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Albuquerque city 4294
2 Las Cruces city 880
3 Rio Rancho city 741
4 Santa Fe city 374
5 Clovis city 186
6 Roswell city 181
7 Alamogordo city 145
7 Sunland Park city 145
8 Kirtland AFB CDP 127
9 Hobbs city 120
10 Gallup city 110
11 South Valley CDP 109
12 Los Alamos CDP 83
13 East Pecos CDP 70
14 Corrales village 61
15 Carlsbad city 49
16 Farmington city 45
17 Holloman AFB CDP 40
18 Artesia city 36
18 Portales city 36
19 Las Vegas city 32
19 Lee Acres CDP 32
20 White Rock CDP 29
21 Chaparral CDP 28
21 Las Maravillas CDP 28
22 Sandia Heights CDP 24
23 Silver City town 23
24 Bernalillo town 21
25 Los Lunas village 20
26 Anthony city 18
26 Rio en Medio CDP 18
27 Tucumcari city 16
28 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque village 15
29 Cimarron village 13
29 Santa Teresa CDP 13
30 Bloomfield city 11
30 Chupadero CDP 11
31 Cedar Crest CDP 9
31 Center Point CDP 9
32 Cañoncito CDP 8
32 Grants city 8
33 Paradise Hills CDP 7
33 South River CDP 7
34 Dulce CDP 5
34 Milan village 5
35 Nambe CDP 4
35 Peña Blanca CDP 4
35 Pojoaque CDP 4
35 Santa Clara Pueblo CDP 4
36 Cochiti Lake CDP 3
36 Taos town 3
37 Flora Vista CDP 2
37 Pinehill CDP 2
38 Clayton town 1
38 Eldorado at Santa Fe CDP 1
38 El Rancho CDP 1
38 White Sands CDP 1
39 Agua Fria CDP 0
39 Alcalde CDP 0
39 Aztec city 0
39 Belen city 0
39 Boles Acres CDP 0
39 Brimhall Nizhoni CDP 0
39 Cannon AFB CDP 0
39 Carrizozo town 0
39 Chamita CDP 0
39 Church Rock CDP 0
39 Cuyamungue Grant CDP 0
39 Deming city 0
39 Edgewood town 0
39 Española city 0
39 Estancia town 0
39 Fort Sumner village 0
39 Hagerman town 0
39 Jacona CDP 0
39 Jaconita CDP 0
39 Jal city 0
39 Jarales CDP 0
39 La Luz CDP 0
39 La Mesilla CDP 0
39 La Plata CDP 0
39 Lobo Canyon CDP 0
39 Lordsburg city 0
39 Los Chaves CDP 0
39 Los Luceros CDP 0
39 Lovington city 0
39 Moriarty city 0
39 Mountainair town 0
39 North Valley CDP 0
39 Ohkay Owingeh CDP 0
39 Paraje CDP 0
39 Picacho Hills CDP 0
39 Questa village 0
39 Raton city 0
39 Ribera CDP 0
39 Rio Communities city 0
39 Rio Rancho Estates CDP 0
39 Ruidoso village 0
39 Ruidoso Downs city 0
39 Santa Clara village 0
39 Santa Rosa city 0
39 Shiprock CDP 0
39 Socorro city 0
39 Springer town 0
39 Sunshine CDP 0
39 Tano Road CDP 0
39 Taos Pueblo CDP 0
39 Tatum town 0
39 Texico city 0
39 Thoreau CDP 0
39 Truth or Consequences city 0
39 Turley CDP 0
39 Tyrone CDP 0
39 University Park CDP 0