Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 20.64%. Among all New Mexico counties, Guadalupe County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (53.06%), followed by Socorro County (40.31%), and Union County (39.24%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Guadalupe County
Socorro County
Union County
Quay County
Torrance County
Catron County
Sierra County
De Baca County
Luna County
Roosevelt County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Guadalupe County 53.06
2 Socorro County 40.31
3 Union County 39.24
4 Quay County 38.57
5 Torrance County 37.09
6 Catron County 36.25
7 Sierra County 35.38
8 De Baca County 34.71
9 Luna County 33.65
10 Roosevelt County 32.67
11 Hidalgo County 30.38
12 Mora County 30.19
13 Eddy County 29.86
14 Lea County 29.62
15 Valencia County 28.95
16 Otero County 28.40
17 Lincoln County 27.88
18 San Juan County 26.97
19 Grant County 25.97
20 Cibola County 25.90
21 Chaves County 25.51
22 Harding County 24.00
23 Curry County 22.39
24 Rio Arriba County 22.36
25 McKinley County 21.74
26 Colfax County 21.52
27 Sandoval County 19.71
28 San Miguel County 18.03
29 Taos County 17.05
30 Bernalillo County 16.39
31 Doña Ana County 15.82
32 Santa Fe County 11.69
33 Los Alamos County 9.86