Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 32.21%. Among all New Mexico counties, De Baca County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (43.03%), followed by San Juan County (40.73%), and Otero County (37.07%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
De Baca County
San Juan County
Otero County
Chaves County
Colfax County
Catron County
San Miguel County
Mora County
Sandoval County
Lincoln County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of 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 De Baca County 43.03
2 San Juan County 40.73
3 Otero County 37.07
4 Chaves County 36.41
5 Colfax County 36.27
6 Catron County 36.17
7 San Miguel County 35.99
8 Mora County 35.89
9 Sandoval County 35.48
10 Lincoln County 35.36
11 Curry County 35.25
12 Eddy County 34.82
13 Sierra County 34.24
14 Torrance County 34.22
15 Cibola County 33.90
16 Valencia County 33.75
17 Rio Arriba County 33.36
18 Grant County 33.21
19 Taos County 32.81
20 Harding County 32.75
21 Bernalillo County 31.53
22 McKinley County 30.59
23 Roosevelt County 30.13
24 Doña Ana County 29.17
25 Lea County 28.84
26 Quay County 28.26
27 Santa Fe County 27.20
28 Hidalgo County 27.17
29 Guadalupe County 25.75
30 Socorro County 25.20
31 Union County 24.67
32 Luna County 23.15
33 Los Alamos County 19.93