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)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Los Alamos County
Santa Fe County
Taos County
Bernalillo County
Doña Ana County
McKinley County
Sandoval County
Mora County
San Miguel County
Rio Arriba County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 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