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 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 4.96%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Chaparral CDP had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (12.43%), followed by Lovington city (10.68%), and Española city (9.92%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Chaparral CDP
Lovington city
Española city
Roswell city
Carlsbad city
Farmington city
Deming city
Portales city
Artesia city
Clovis city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Chaparral CDP 12.43
2 Lovington city 10.68
3 Española city 9.92
4 Roswell city 9.59
5 Carlsbad city 9.24
6 Farmington city 8.59
7 Deming city 7.90
8 Portales city 7.51
9 Artesia city 7.50
10 Clovis city 7.41
11 Hobbs city 7.01
12 Alamogordo city 6.73
13 Los Lunas village 6.19
14 North Valley CDP 5.67
15 Las Vegas city 5.56
16 Las Cruces city 4.52
17 South Valley CDP 4.51
18 Albuquerque city 3.32
19 Rio Rancho city 3.17
20 Gallup city 2.83
21 Santa Fe city 1.83
22 Los Alamos CDP 0.86
23 Sunland Park city 0.00