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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of New Mexico (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 407,041. Among all New Mexico cities and places, Albuquerque city had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (145,298), followed by Santa Fe city (27,282), and Las Cruces city (24,690).

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.

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Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Albuquerque city
Santa Fe city
Las Cruces city
Rio Rancho city
Los Alamos CDP
Farmington city
Roswell city
Clovis city
Alamogordo city
South Valley CDP
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By 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 145298
2 Santa Fe city 27282
3 Las Cruces city 24690
4 Rio Rancho city 21763
5 Los Alamos CDP 6660
6 Farmington city 5683
7 Roswell city 5443
8 Clovis city 4976
9 Alamogordo city 4918
10 South Valley CDP 3902
11 Hobbs city 3707
12 Carlsbad city 3699
13 Corrales village 3674
14 Eldorado at Santa Fe CDP 3276
15 Gallup city 3099
16 Los Lunas village 2744
17 White Rock CDP 2585
18 North Valley CDP 2517
19 Las Vegas city 2496
20 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque village 2228
21 Placitas CDP (Sandoval County) 2103
22 Sandia Heights CDP 1923
23 Silver City town 1846
24 Sunland Park city 1827
25 Ruidoso village 1680
26 Taos town 1634
27 Portales city 1628
28 Santa Teresa CDP 1530
29 Bernalillo town 1473
30 Edgewood town 1413
31 Artesia city 1377
32 Socorro city 1282
33 Los Chaves CDP 1192
34 Deming city 1123
35 Tano Road CDP 1120
36 Paradise Hills CDP 1081
37 Grants city 1063
38 Española city 1051
39 Truth or Consequences city 1007
40 Tres Arroyos CDP 962
41 Picacho Hills CDP 951
42 Las Campanas CDP 931
43 Belen city 910
44 Bosque Farms village 844
45 Aztec city 721
46 Chaparral CDP 714
47 Kirtland AFB CDP 704
48 Bloomfield city 687
49 North Hobbs CDP 666
50 La Cienega CDP 654
51 Raton city 624
52 Shiprock CDP 622
53 Mesilla town 619
54 Rio Communities city 611
55 La Mesilla CDP 583
56 Little Walnut Village CDP 560
57 Santa Fe Foothills CDP 553
58 Peralta town 540
59 Tesuque CDP 539
60 Lovington city 529
61 San Ysidro CDP 519
62 Thunder Mountain CDP 496
63 Lee Acres CDP 494
64 Anthony city 486
65 Tucumcari city 478
66 Boles Acres CDP 459
67 Paa-Ko CDP 446
68 Valencia CDP (Valencia County) 439
69 Cedar Crest CDP 430
70 Cannon AFB CDP 415
71 Chimayo CDP 410
71 Ranchos de Taos CDP 410
72 Ponderosa Pine CDP 388
73 Barton CDP 379
74 Cañoncito CDP 378
75 Sandia Knolls CDP 377
76 Holloman AFB CDP 376
77 Talpa CDP 373
78 Sunlit Hills CDP 369
79 San Antonito CDP (Bernalillo County) 363
80 Tularosa village 361
81 Pojoaque CDP 359
82 Center Point CDP 346
83 High Rolls CDP 341
84 Agua Fria CDP 336
85 Nambe CDP 330
86 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) 324
87 Meadow Lake CDP 322
88 Clayton town 317
89 Radium Springs CDP 302
90 Glorieta CDP 297
91 Conejo CDP 291
92 Arroyo Seco CDP 289
93 La Plata CDP 279
94 Angel Fire village 278
95 Milan village 272
96 Elephant Butte city 261
97 Las Tusas CDP 258
98 Bayard city 256
99 El Cerro CDP 247
100 Canova CDP 246
101 Sedillo CDP 244
102 Arenas Valley CDP 237
103 Mimbres CDP 233
104 Arroyo Hondo CDP (Santa Fe County) 232
105 Crownpoint CDP 231
106 Cedar Grove CDP 230
106 White Sands CDP 230
107 Crouch Mesa CDP 227
108 Tome CDP 226
109 El Cerro Mission CDP 225
110 Carnuel CDP 224
111 Jal city 222
112 El Rancho CDP 218
113 Zuni Pueblo CDP 214
114 La Puebla CDP 210
115 Hyde Park CDP 208
115 Ohkay Owingeh CDP 208
116 Fort Wingate CDP 207
117 San Rafael CDP 205
118 Arroyo Hondo CDP (Taos County) 197
119 Dulce CDP 196
119 South River CDP 196
120 El Valle de Arroyo Seco CDP 181
121 Hatch village 180
121 Jarales CDP 180
122 Chupadero CDP 179
122 Estancia town 179
123 Questa village 176
124 San Pablo CDP 175
125 Madrid CDP 171
126 Cloudcroft village 170
127 West Hammond CDP 169
128 Cedar Hill CDP 168
129 Algodones CDP 164
130 Dixon CDP 162
130 La Huerta CDP 162
130 Ruidoso Downs city 162
130 Spencerville CDP 162
131 La Luz CDP 161
132 Cochiti Lake CDP 160
133 Fruitland CDP 159
134 Cimarron village 157
134 Jemez Springs village 157
135 Chamberino CDP 156
135 Flora Vista CDP 156
136 Red River town 155
137 Las Maravillas CDP 154
137 Santa Clara village 154
138 Cedro CDP 149
138 Sausal CDP 149
139 Timberlake CDP 147
140 Sandia Park CDP 144
140 Truchas CDP 144
140 Wagon Mound village 144
141 La Union CDP 140
142 Rio Rancho Estates CDP 139
142 Santa Rosa city 139
143 Kirtland town 136
144 Capitan village 135
145 Lordsburg city 134
145 Upper Fruitland CDP 134
145 White Cliffs CDP 134
146 Chama village 129
147 Logan village 127
148 Pecan Park CDP 122
149 La Cueva CDP (Santa Fe County) 120
150 Jemez Pueblo CDP 115
151 Eunice city 114
152 Lobo Canyon CDP 113
152 Vado CDP 113
153 Keeler Farm CDP 112
153 San Ildefonso Pueblo CDP 112
154 Hurley town 109
155 Gila CDP 107
156 Jacona CDP 106
156 Mountainair town 106
157 San Jose CDP (Rio Arriba County) 104
158 Iyanbito CDP 100
159 Mescalero CDP 99
160 Cañada de los Alamos CDP 96
160 Canjilon CDP 96
160 Carrizozo town 96
160 La Villita CDP 96
160 Sagar CDP 96
161 Springer town 93
162 Butterfield Park CDP 92
163 Paraje CDP 91
163 Villanueva CDP 91
164 Galisteo CDP 90
164 Magdalena village 90
164 Puerto de Luna CDP 90
165 Santa Clara Pueblo CDP 89
166 Angustura CDP 88
167 Tijeras village 87
168 Navajo Dam CDP 84
168 San Felipe Pueblo CDP 84
169 White Signal CDP 82
170 Tatum town 81
171 Hernandez CDP 80
172 Caballo CDP 77
173 Adelino CDP 76
173 Mora CDP 76
173 Pinos Altos CDP 76
174 Moriarty city 75
175 Black Rock CDP 74
176 Eagle Nest village 73
176 La Tierra CDP 73
176 Valle Vista CDP 73
176 Willard village 73
177 Cuyamungue CDP 72
177 Peñasco CDP 72
178 Ramah CDP 71
178 Skyline-Ganipa CDP 71
178 Sundance CDP 71
179 East Pecos CDP 70
180 Twin Forks CDP 69
180 University Park CDP 69
180 Velarde CDP 69
181 Berino CDP 68
181 Cañon CDP 68
181 Encantado CDP 68
181 Jaconita CDP 68
182 Columbus village 67
182 Tohatchi CDP 67
183 Timberon CDP 66
183 Virden village 66
184 Highland Meadows CDP 63
184 La Jara CDP 63
184 Los Cerrillos CDP 63
184 Navajo CDP 63
184 Waterflow CDP 63
185 Thoreau CDP 62
186 McCartys Village CDP 61
187 Chical CDP 59
187 Edith Endave CDP 59
187 Pecos village 59
187 Taos Pueblo CDP 59
188 Santa Ana Pueblo CDP 57
189 Lamy CDP 56
190 La Cueva CDP (Sandoval County) 55
191 Tyrone CDP 54
192 Organ CDP 53
193 Hagerman town 51
194 Rosedale CDP 50
194 Tortugas CDP 50
195 Cochiti CDP 49
195 Roy village 49
196 Chamisal CDP 48
196 Lake Valley CDP 48
197 Acomita Lake CDP 47
197 Pueblitos CDP 47
197 San Miguel CDP 47
198 Blanco CDP 46
198 Golden Acres CDP 46
199 Chamizal CDP 45
199 Pleasanton CDP 45
200 Fairacres CDP 44
200 Fort Sumner village 44
200 Hillsboro CDP 44
200 Midway CDP 44
200 North San Ysidro CDP 44
200 Turley CDP 44
200 Ventura CDP 44
201 Church Rock CDP 43
201 Gamerco CDP 43
201 Pinehill CDP 43
202 Peña Blanca CDP 42
203 Bibo CDP 41
203 Isleta CDP 41
203 Jamestown CDP 41
203 Mesita CDP 41
204 Laguna CDP 40
204 Nadine CDP 40
205 Animas CDP 39
205 Valencia CDP (Santa Fe County) 39
206 Casa Colorada CDP 38
206 Newcomb CDP 38
206 Ojo Caliente CDP 38
206 Ponderosa CDP 38
206 Taos Ski Valley village 38
207 Abeytas CDP 37
207 Chamita CDP 37
207 Cotton City CDP 37
207 El Morro Valley CDP 37
207 Sunshine CDP 37
208 Luis Lopez CDP 36
208 North Hurley CDP 36
209 Buckhorn CDP 35
209 Crystal CDP 35
209 Mesquite CDP 35
210 Dexter town 34
210 Williamsburg village 34
211 Cuba village 33
211 Indian Hills CDP 33
211 Rio en Medio CDP 33
211 Texico city 33
211 Yah-ta-hey CDP 33
212 Lake Roberts CDP 32
212 Los Ojos CDP 32
212 Seboyeta CDP 32
213 Pueblo of Sandia Village CDP 31
214 Cuyamungue Grant CDP 30
214 Elida town 30
214 Naschitti CDP 30
214 Pinedale CDP 30
215 Bluewater CDP 29
216 Melrose village 28
216 Morningside CDP 28
216 Picuris Pueblo CDP 28
216 Twin Lakes CDP 28
217 Paguate CDP 27
217 Rowe CDP 27
217 San Lorenzo CDP 27
217 Tesuque Pueblo CDP 27
218 Alamo CDP 26
218 Lake Arthur town 26
219 Cobre CDP 25
219 Dora village 25
219 Hanover CDP 25
219 Tajique CDP 25
220 El Rito CDP 24
220 Peak Place CDP 24
220 Sombrillo CDP 24
220 Vadito CDP 24
220 Zia Pueblo CDP 24
221 Pueblo Pintado CDP 23
221 Reserve village 23
221 Rio Lucio CDP 23
222 Nenahnezad CDP 22
222 Tierra Amarilla CDP 22
223 Los Luceros CDP 21
223 Loving village 21
223 Lybrook CDP 21
223 San Pedro CDP 21
223 Santo Domingo Pueblo CDP 21
224 Cliff CDP 20
224 Doña Ana CDP 20
224 North Acomita Village CDP 20
224 Oasis CDP 20
224 San Cristobal CDP 20
225 Corona village 19
225 Happy Valley CDP 19
225 Livingston Wheeler CDP 19
225 Polvadera CDP 19
225 Tse Bonito CDP 19
226 Alcalde CDP 18
226 San Jose CDP (San Miguel County) 18
226 Stanley CDP 18
226 Tecolotito CDP 18
226 Torreon CDP (Sandoval County) 18
227 Nogal CDP 17
227 Ojo Amarillo CDP 17
228 Apache Creek CDP 16
228 Chili CDP 16
228 La Mesa CDP 16
228 Vaughn town 16
229 Sena CDP 15
230 Atoka CDP 14
230 La Hacienda CDP 14
231 Beclabito CDP 13
231 Deer Canyon CDP 13
231 Glen Acres CDP 13
231 Sanostee CDP 13
231 Williams Acres CDP 13
232 Brimhall Nizhoni CDP 12
232 Maxwell village 12
232 Rio Chiquito CDP 12
232 San Jon village 12
232 San Ysidro village 12
233 San Acacia CDP 11
234 Becenti CDP 10
234 Causey village 10
234 Faywood CDP 10
234 Pinehaven CDP 10
234 Rodeo CDP 10
234 Santa Cruz CDP 10
235 Floyd village 9
235 Folsom village 9
235 Grady village 9
235 Hachita CDP 9
235 Mount Taylor CDP 9
235 Seton Village CDP 9
235 Windmill CDP 9
236 Casas Adobes CDP 8
236 Encino village 8
236 Grenville village 8
236 Lake Sumner CDP 8
236 Napi Headquarters CDP 8
236 Sheep Springs CDP 8
237 Anzac Village CDP 7
237 Borrego Pass CDP 7
237 Haystack CDP 7
237 House village 7
237 Lindrith CDP 7
237 Mosquero village 7
238 Alamillo CDP 6
238 Crestview CDP 6
238 Rock Springs CDP 6
239 Anton Chico CDP 5
239 Gallina CDP 5
239 Hope village 5
239 Nakaibito CDP 5
239 South Acomita Village CDP 5
240 Mountain View CDP (Cibola County) 3
240 Pueblito CDP 3
241 El Duende CDP 2
241 Ojo Encino CDP 2
241 San Fidel CDP 2
242 Catalpa Canyon CDP 1
242 Hot Springs Landing CDP 1
242 Seama CDP 1
243 Abiquiu CDP 0
243 Alma CDP 0
243 Aragon CDP 0
243 Arrey CDP 0
243 Bent CDP 0
243 Black Hat CDP 0
243 Bluewater Village CDP 0
243 Brazos CDP 0
243 Broadview CDP 0
243 Candy Kitchen CDP 0
243 Cañones CDP 0
243 Capulin CDP 0
243 Chilili CDP 0
243 City of the Sun CDP 0
243 Conchas Dam CDP 0
243 Continental Divide CDP 0
243 Cordova CDP 0
243 Costilla CDP 0
243 Coyote CDP 0
243 Cruzville CDP 0
243 Cuartelez CDP 0
243 Cubero CDP 0
243 Cundiyo CDP 0
243 Datil CDP 0
243 Des Moines village 0
243 Duran CDP 0
243 Encinal CDP 0
243 Ensenada CDP 0
243 Escondida CDP 0
243 Escudilla Bonita CDP 0
243 Fence Lake CDP 0
243 Garfield CDP 0
243 Gila Hot Springs CDP 0
243 Glenwood CDP 0
243 Golden CDP 0
243 Homer C Jones CDP 0
243 Homestead CDP 0
243 Kingston CDP 0
243 La Bajada CDP 0
243 La Boca CDP 0
243 La Joya CDP 0
243 Lake Roberts Heights CDP 0
243 La Madera CDP (Rio Arriba County) 0
243 Las Nutrias CDP 0
243 Las Palomas CDP 0
243 Lemitar CDP 0
243 Llano del Medio CDP 0
243 Loco Hills CDP 0
243 Lower Frisco CDP 0
243 Lumberton CDP 0
243 Luna CDP 0
243 Lyden CDP 0
243 McGaffey CDP 0
243 McIntosh CDP 0
243 Madrone CDP 0
243 Malaga CDP 0
243 Manuelito CDP 0
243 Manzano CDP 0
243 Manzano Springs CDP 0
243 Mayhill CDP 0
243 Medanales CDP 0
243 Middle Frisco CDP 0
243 Middle Mesa CDP 0
243 Mogollon CDP 0
243 Monterey Park CDP 0
243 Monument CDP 0
243 Moquino CDP 0
243 Mountain View CDP (Luna County) 0
243 Nageezi CDP 0
243 Nara Visa CDP 0
243 Newkirk CDP 0
243 North Light Plant CDP 0
243 Ojo Sarco CDP 0
243 Old Town CDP 0
243 Orogrande CDP 0
243 Pajarito Mesa CDP 0
243 Pastura CDP 0
243 Pie Town CDP 0
243 Pinon CDP 0
243 Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County) 0
243 Playas CDP 0
243 Prewitt CDP 0
243 Pueblo CDP 0
243 Pulpotio Bareas CDP 0
243 Punta de Agua CDP 0
243 Purty Rock CDP 0
243 Quemado CDP 0
243 Rancho Grande CDP 0
243 Redrock CDP 0
243 Red Rock Ranch CDP 0
243 Regina CDP 0
243 Ribera CDP 0
243 Rincon CDP 0
243 Rivers CDP 0
243 Rodey CDP 0
243 Sacramento CDP 0
243 Salem CDP 0
243 San Antonio CDP 0
243 San Antonito CDP (Socorro County) 0
243 San Luis CDP 0
243 San Mateo CDP 0
243 Soham CDP 0
243 Stoneridge CDP 0
243 Tecolote CDP 0
243 Torreon CDP (Torrance County) 0
243 Totah Vista CDP 0
243 Trout Valley CDP 0
243 Ute Park CDP 0
243 Vanderwagen CDP 0
243 Veguita CDP 0
243 Watrous CDP 0
243 Weed CDP 0
243 Whites City CDP 0
243 Winston CDP 0
243 Youngsville CDP 0