Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of New Mexico (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 26.03%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Española city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (38.60%), followed by Lovington city (38.58%), and South Valley CDP (35.75%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Española city
Lovington city
South Valley CDP
Deming city
Carlsbad city
Gallup city
Hobbs city
North Valley CDP
Artesia city
Los Lunas village
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 Española city 38.60
2 Lovington city 38.58
3 South Valley CDP 35.75
4 Deming city 35.08
5 Carlsbad city 32.26
6 Gallup city 31.71
7 Hobbs city 30.92
8 North Valley CDP 30.72
9 Artesia city 30.66
10 Los Lunas village 30.47
11 Alamogordo city 29.66
12 Portales city 29.08
13 Las Vegas city 28.77
14 Farmington city 26.71
15 Roswell city 26.28
16 Clovis city 24.25
17 Sunland Park city 23.86
18 Rio Rancho city 23.81
19 Albuquerque city 21.78
20 Santa Fe city 21.63
21 Chaparral CDP 20.14
22 Las Cruces city 19.78
23 Los Alamos CDP 9.20