Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 percentage of the New Mexico Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 41.51%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Los Alamos CDP had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (71.44%), followed by Santa Fe city (66.45%), and Las Cruces city (51.88%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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 Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Los Alamos CDP
Santa Fe city
Las Cruces city
Albuquerque city
Sunland Park city
Gallup city
Las Vegas city
Portales city
Rio Rancho city
North Valley CDP
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Los Alamos CDP 71.44
2 Santa Fe city 66.45
3 Las Cruces city 51.88
4 Albuquerque city 49.97
5 Sunland Park city 42.81
6 Gallup city 42.53
7 Las Vegas city 42.08
8 Portales city 37.63
9 Rio Rancho city 34.33
10 North Valley CDP 34.24
11 South Valley CDP 32.93
12 Clovis city 32.13
13 Los Lunas village 30.68
14 Española city 30.22
15 Carlsbad city 27.63
16 Hobbs city 27.12
17 Roswell city 25.92
18 Alamogordo city 25.53
19 Farmington city 25.31
20 Deming city 23.16
21 Artesia city 22.93
22 Lovington city 17.21
23 Chaparral CDP 13.38