Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 32.77%. Among all New Mexico counties, Los Alamos County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (68.82%), followed by Santa Fe County (46.02%), and Bernalillo County (40.41%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Los Alamos County
Santa Fe County
Bernalillo County
Taos County
McKinley County
Sandoval County
Doña Ana County
San Miguel County
Curry County
Roosevelt County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of 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 68.82
2 Santa Fe County 46.02
3 Bernalillo County 40.41
4 Taos County 35.71
5 McKinley County 35.51
6 Sandoval County 35.38
7 Doña Ana County 32.50
8 San Miguel County 27.33
9 Curry County 27.14
10 Roosevelt County 27.01
11 Grant County 26.76
12 Harding County 26.75
13 Lincoln County 25.50
14 Colfax County 25.04
15 Rio Arriba County 23.07
16 Cibola County 22.66
17 Otero County 22.12
18 Socorro County 21.13
19 Valencia County 20.66
20 San Juan County 19.73
21 Hidalgo County 19.33
22 Eddy County 18.93
23 Chaves County 18.78
24 Sierra County 18.56
25 Catron County 18.47
26 Mora County 18.42
27 De Baca County 18.20
28 Union County 17.67
29 Quay County 16.90
30 Lea County 15.96
31 Torrance County 15.72
32 Luna County 13.53
33 Guadalupe County 11.80