Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 21.34%. Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Chaparral CDP had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (62.50%), followed by Española city (57.14%), and Lovington city (51.01%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Mexico cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Chaparral CDP
Española city
Lovington city
Artesia city
Los Lunas village
Farmington city
Deming city
Carlsbad city
North Valley CDP
Hobbs city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Chaparral CDP 62.50
2 Española city 57.14
3 Lovington city 51.01
4 Artesia city 50.32
5 Los Lunas village 41.29
6 Farmington city 38.74
7 Deming city 38.27
8 Carlsbad city 37.45
9 North Valley CDP 34.80
10 Hobbs city 32.51
11 Alamogordo city 30.38
12 Roswell city 25.67
13 Las Cruces city 18.53
14 Albuquerque city 17.82
15 South Valley CDP 16.32
16 Rio Rancho city 15.82
17 Gallup city 11.89
18 Clovis city 11.19
19 Santa Fe city 8.85
20 Los Alamos CDP 7.76
21 Las Vegas city 0.00
21 Portales city 0.00
21 Sunland Park city 0.00