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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Related Topics: New Mexico ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
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 |
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| 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 |