Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher 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 Bachelors or Higher was 30.07%. Among all New Mexico counties, Roosevelt County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (81.97%), followed by San Miguel County (74.40%), and Los Alamos County (70.79%).

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 Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Roosevelt County
San Miguel County
Los Alamos County
Santa Fe County
Doña Ana County
McKinley County
Sandoval County
Bernalillo County
Taos County
Chaves County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Roosevelt County 81.97
2 San Miguel County 74.40
3 Los Alamos County 70.79
4 Santa Fe County 47.24
5 Doña Ana County 44.94
6 McKinley County 41.83
7 Sandoval County 36.56
8 Bernalillo County 35.79
9 Taos County 29.41
10 Chaves County 27.55
11 Guadalupe County 24.10
12 Torrance County 20.87
13 San Juan County 18.56
14 Colfax County 14.61
15 Otero County 13.55
16 Lincoln County 12.90
17 Quay County 12.03
18 Eddy County 11.79
19 Cibola County 11.61
20 Lea County 11.47
21 Grant County 10.90
22 Curry County 10.41
23 Valencia County 6.38
24 Rio Arriba County 5.29
25 Union County 2.22
26 Catron County 0.00
26 De Baca County 0.00
26 Hidalgo County 0.00
26 Luna County 0.00
26 Sierra County 0.00
26 Socorro County 0.00