Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 39.38%. Among all New Mexico counties, Catron County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (100.00%), followed by Hidalgo County (100.00%), and De Baca County (76.47%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Catron County
Hidalgo County
De Baca County
Rio Arriba County
Colfax County
Curry County
Grant County
Valencia County
Luna County
San Juan County
Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Catron County 100.00
1 Hidalgo County 100.00
2 De Baca County 76.47
3 Rio Arriba County 66.47
4 Colfax County 66.29
5 Curry County 64.39
6 Grant County 60.66
7 Valencia County 56.97
8 Luna County 54.17
9 San Juan County 46.76
10 Otero County 44.44
11 Bernalillo County 39.49
12 McKinley County 38.78
13 Lea County 38.53
14 Eddy County 38.00
15 Sandoval County 36.21
16 Cibola County 34.83
17 Union County 33.33
18 Santa Fe County 30.20
19 Torrance County 26.09
20 San Miguel County 25.60
21 Chaves County 24.96
22 Doña Ana County 24.30
23 Quay County 23.31
24 Los Alamos County 23.03
25 Taos County 17.65
26 Guadalupe County 12.05
27 Lincoln County 8.60
28 Socorro County 6.25
29 Roosevelt County 0.00
29 Sierra County 0.00