Ranking of New Mexico Counties 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 counties, Lincoln County 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 (50.54%), followed by Torrance County (49.57%), and Taos County (32.35%).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lincoln County
Torrance County
Taos County
Guadalupe County
Colfax County
Roosevelt County
Union County
Chaves County
Doña Ana County
Lea County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties 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 County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lincoln County 50.54
2 Torrance County 49.57
3 Taos County 32.35
4 Guadalupe County 19.28
5 Colfax County 19.10
6 Roosevelt County 18.03
7 Union County 17.78
8 Chaves County 15.98
9 Doña Ana County 15.17
10 Lea County 14.47
11 Luna County 13.54
12 Curry County 13.21
13 Sandoval County 12.57
14 Eddy County 9.99
15 Cibola County 8.18
16 Valencia County 6.91
17 Bernalillo County 6.85
18 Quay County 6.77
19 Rio Arriba County 5.88
20 Santa Fe County 5.31
21 San Juan County 4.38
22 Otero County 4.00
23 McKinley County 1.52
24 Los Alamos County 1.12
25 Catron County 0.00
25 De Baca County 0.00
25 Grant County 0.00
25 Hidalgo County 0.00
25 San Miguel County 0.00
25 Sierra County 0.00
25 Socorro County 0.00