Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Mexico Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 41.51%. Among all New Mexico counties, Los Alamos County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (71.31%), followed by Santa Fe County (60.73%), and Taos County (50.55%).
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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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos County | 71.31 |
| 2 | Santa Fe County | 60.73 |
| 3 | Taos County | 50.55 |
| 4 | Bernalillo County | 49.88 |
| 5 | Doña Ana County | 48.45 |
| 6 | McKinley County | 42.68 |
| 7 | Sandoval County | 40.35 |
| 8 | Mora County | 38.73 |
| 9 | San Miguel County | 38.64 |
| 10 | Rio Arriba County | 36.78 |
| 11 | Grant County | 35.77 |
| 12 | Cibola County | 34.63 |
| 13 | Harding County | 33.14 |
| 14 | Hidalgo County | 31.97 |
| 15 | Curry County | 31.61 |
| 16 | Colfax County | 31.30 |
| 17 | Roosevelt County | 30.42 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 29.23 |
| 19 | Valencia County | 28.53 |
| 20 | Socorro County | 25.81 |
| 21 | Chaves County | 25.46 |
| 22 | Otero County | 25.03 |
| 23 | Lea County | 24.91 |
| 24 | Eddy County | 24.49 |
| 25 | De Baca County | 22.57 |
| 26 | Luna County | 21.04 |
| 27 | San Juan County | 20.60 |
| 28 | Quay County | 20.27 |
| 29 | Catron County | 19.93 |
| 30 | Sierra County | 19.89 |
| 31 | Union County | 19.62 |
| 32 | Guadalupe County | 19.55 |
| 33 | Torrance County | 18.92 |