Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 32.77%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Los Alamos CDP had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (69.06%), followed by Santa Fe city (46.53%), and Albuquerque city (41.12%).

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+).

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Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Los Alamos CDP
Santa Fe city
Albuquerque city
Las Cruces city
Gallup city
Portales city
Rio Rancho city
North Valley CDP
Las Vegas city
Clovis city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 69.06
2 Santa Fe city 46.53
3 Albuquerque city 41.12
4 Las Cruces city 38.67
5 Gallup city 35.31
6 Portales city 33.04
7 Rio Rancho city 32.18
8 North Valley CDP 29.99
9 Las Vegas city 28.46
10 Clovis city 26.84
11 Farmington city 23.90
12 Alamogordo city 23.86
13 Los Lunas village 23.05
14 Carlsbad city 20.62
15 Artesia city 19.70
16 Roswell city 19.33
17 South Valley CDP 18.81
18 Hobbs city 17.40
19 Española city 16.82
20 Sunland Park city 15.78
21 Deming city 13.29
22 Chaparral CDP 8.76
23 Lovington city 8.20