Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of New Mexico (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 407,041. Among all New Mexico counties, Bernalillo County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (170,154), followed by Santa Fe County (47,367), and Doña Ana County (40,141).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Bernalillo County
Santa Fe County
Doña Ana County
Sandoval County
San Juan County
Valencia County
Los Alamos County
Otero County
Taos County
Chaves County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Bernalillo County 170154
2 Santa Fe County 47367
3 Doña Ana County 40141
4 Sandoval County 31571
5 San Juan County 11944
6 Valencia County 9968
7 Los Alamos County 9340
8 Otero County 9036
9 Taos County 8458
10 Chaves County 7057
11 Eddy County 6662
12 Lea County 6440
13 Curry County 6371
14 McKinley County 5551
15 Grant County 5428
16 Rio Arriba County 4903
17 San Miguel County 4723
18 Lincoln County 3754
19 Cibola County 2876
20 Roosevelt County 2445
21 Colfax County 2006
22 Socorro County 1969
23 Luna County 1954
24 Sierra County 1810
25 Torrance County 1580
26 Quay County 959
27 Mora County 582
28 Hidalgo County 528
29 Catron County 494
30 Union County 469
31 Guadalupe County 293
32 De Baca County 107
33 Harding County 101