Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 24.38%. Among all New Mexico counties, Guadalupe County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (50.54%), followed by Socorro County (42.51%), and Union County (41.35%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Guadalupe County
Socorro County
Union County
De Baca County
Torrance County
Hidalgo County
Catron County
Quay County
Mora County
Sierra County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of 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 50.54
2 Socorro County 42.51
3 Union County 41.35
4 De Baca County 40.71
5 Torrance County 38.65
6 Hidalgo County 38.48
7 Catron County 37.66
8 Quay County 36.18
9 Mora County 35.99
10 Sierra County 35.46
11 Luna County 34.87
12 Roosevelt County 32.37
13 Eddy County 32.20
14 Lea County 31.87
15 Valencia County 31.80
16 Lincoln County 29.85
17 Rio Arriba County 29.59
18 Grant County 28.99
19 Otero County 28.31
20 San Juan County 27.75
21 Colfax County 27.32
22 Cibola County 27.19
23 San Miguel County 26.06
24 Chaves County 25.95
25 Taos County 25.25
26 McKinley County 25.19
27 Harding County 23.68
28 Curry County 23.62
29 Sandoval County 22.56
30 Bernalillo County 21.00
31 Doña Ana County 20.43
32 Santa Fe County 19.76
33 Los Alamos County 10.07