Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 36.64%. Among all New Mexico counties, Torrance County had the highest percentage of its American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (82.67%), followed by Lincoln County (71.03%), and Quay County (51.70%).

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 Percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Torrance County
Lincoln County
Quay County
Colfax County
Guadalupe County
Bernalillo County
Taos County
Eddy County
Santa Fe County
San Juan County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Torrance County 82.67
2 Lincoln County 71.03
3 Quay County 51.70
4 Colfax County 48.61
5 Guadalupe County 45.11
6 Bernalillo County 44.94
7 Taos County 43.58
8 Eddy County 42.91
9 Santa Fe County 42.52
10 San Juan County 39.24
11 Cibola County 38.75
12 Lea County 37.52
13 Valencia County 35.83
14 Rio Arriba County 34.53
15 Otero County 34.28
16 Los Alamos County 32.74
17 McKinley County 31.88
18 Roosevelt County 31.03
19 Curry County 30.77
20 Sandoval County 30.04
21 Luna County 28.04
22 Doña Ana County 27.46
23 Chaves County 26.83
24 San Miguel County 22.98
25 Mora County 20.00
26 Socorro County 15.63
27 Grant County 14.12
28 Hidalgo County 12.96
29 Union County 4.03
30 Catron County 0.00
30 Sierra County 0.00