Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 9.22%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, North Valley CDP had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (43.61%), followed by Española city (28.57%), and Artesia city (26.75%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
North Valley CDP
Española city
Artesia city
Portales city
Hobbs city
Roswell city
Las Cruces city
Deming city
Los Lunas village
South Valley CDP
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 North Valley CDP 43.61
2 Española city 28.57
3 Artesia city 26.75
4 Portales city 23.40
5 Hobbs city 18.52
6 Roswell city 18.06
7 Las Cruces city 16.06
8 Deming city 16.05
9 Los Lunas village 15.92
10 South Valley CDP 15.63
11 Clovis city 12.75
12 Rio Rancho city 10.97
13 Farmington city 7.85
14 Carlsbad city 5.87
15 Albuquerque city 5.67
16 Santa Fe city 4.05
17 Alamogordo city 3.19
18 Lovington city 2.01
19 Los Alamos CDP 1.72
20 Chaparral CDP 0.00
20 Gallup city 0.00
20 Las Vegas city 0.00
20 Sunland Park city 0.00