Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 24.38%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Lovington city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (38.35%), followed by Deming city (34.27%), and South Valley CDP (34.06%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Lovington city
Deming city
South Valley CDP
Española city
Carlsbad city
Artesia city
Los Lunas village
Portales city
Las Vegas city
North Valley CDP
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lovington city 38.35
2 Deming city 34.27
3 South Valley CDP 34.06
4 Española city 33.46
5 Carlsbad city 32.54
6 Artesia city 32.44
7 Los Lunas village 31.42
8 Portales city 30.26
9 Las Vegas city 29.85
10 North Valley CDP 29.62
11 Alamogordo city 29.59
12 Hobbs city 29.34
13 Roswell city 25.47
14 Farmington city 25.05
15 Sunland Park city 24.50
16 Gallup city 24.22
17 Rio Rancho city 24.10
18 Clovis city 23.05
19 Albuquerque city 20.60
20 Santa Fe city 20.21
21 Las Cruces city 19.03
22 Chaparral CDP 18.99
23 Los Alamos CDP 9.99