Most college-educated in New Mexico

New Mexico counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Los Alamos County leads at 68.2%.

Among cities & places, Datil leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Los Alamos County	68.2%
2	Santa Fe County	44.2%
3	Bernalillo County	37.4%
4	Taos County	37.1%
5	Sandoval County	33.4%
6	DoÃ±a Ana County	31.4%
7	Harding County	30.3%
8	Lincoln County	28.8%
9	Grant County	28.8%
10	San Miguel County	26.2%
11	Mora County	25.4%
12	Colfax County	24.0%
13	Otero County	21.6%
14	Roosevelt County	21.3%
15	Curry County	21.3%
16	Socorro County	21.0%
17	Valencia County	20.8%
18	Catron County	20.7%
19	Quay County	20.4%
20	Eddy County	19.8%
21	Cibola County	18.8%
22	Rio Arriba County	18.8%
23	Chaves County	18.2%
24	Union County	18.1%
25	Hidalgo County	17.8%
26	San Juan County	16.6%
27	Sierra County	16.3%
28	Guadalupe County	15.5%
29	Lea County	15.3%
30	Torrance County	14.9%
31	Luna County	14.7%
32	McKinley County	12.5%
33	De Baca County	8.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Datil	100.0%
2	El Morro Valley	100.0%
3	Hachita	100.0%
4	Mogollon	100.0%
5	Ojo Caliente	100.0%
6	Pinehaven	100.0%
7	Sagar	100.0%
8	Madrid	91.9%
9	La Madera	88.7%
10	La Cueva	87.8%
11	Hyde Park	85.9%
12	Mimbres	85.6%
13	Seton Village	82.8%
14	Canjilon	81.0%
15	Santa Fe Foothills	80.1%
16	Timberlake	76.8%
17	Tano Road	75.1%
18	Conejo	75.0%
19	San Fidel	75.0%
20	Lamy	74.8%
21	Chical	73.7%
22	Sandia Heights	72.2%
23	Las Campanas	71.2%
24	White Rock	70.4%
25	Paa-Ko	70.4%
26	Tesuque	70.3%
27	Arroyo Hondo	70.1%
28	Buckhorn	69.4%
29	Picacho Hills	69.4%
30	Timberon	69.3%
31	La Tierra	68.9%
32	Canova	68.6%
33	Los Alamos	68.0%
34	Eldorado at Santa Fe	67.0%
35	Crestview	66.9%
36	Regina	66.7%
37	Los Cerrillos	65.2%
38	Caballo	64.4%
39	Lake Valley	64.2%
40	Dora	64.1%
41	Sandia Park	62.9%
42	Tres Arroyos	62.8%
43	Sunlit Hills	62.1%
44	Valencia	62.0%
45	Sedillo	61.5%
46	Las Tusas	61.2%
47	Encantado	60.7%
48	University Park	60.2%
49	Placitas	60.2%
50	Glorieta	59.7%
51	Pinos Altos	57.7%
52	Tecolote	57.1%
53	Talpa	55.7%
54	Bent	55.6%
55	Mora	55.3%
56	Ranchos de Taos	54.2%
57	San Antonito	53.5%
58	Luis Lopez	52.4%
59	Fort Wingate	52.4%
60	Corrales	52.4%
61	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	51.8%
62	Galisteo	51.1%
63	North San Ysidro	51.0%
64	Cochiti Lake	51.0%
65	Cedar Crest	50.1%
66	Sombrillo	48.3%
67	San Jose	48.1%
68	Picuris Pueblo	47.7%
69	Chamizal	47.1%
70	Mesilla	46.7%
71	Ponderosa Pine	46.6%
72	Continental Divide	46.6%
73	White Signal	45.5%
74	Santa Fe	45.4%
75	Alma	45.2%
76	Stanley	45.2%
77	Fruitland	44.6%
78	Angel Fire	44.5%
79	Kirtland AFB	44.1%
80	Sandia Knolls	43.8%
81	Jacona	43.6%
82	White Sands	43.3%
83	Jemez Springs	43.2%
84	San Pablo	42.9%
85	Mosquero	42.4%
86	San Pedro	42.4%
87	Organ	41.1%
88	Thunder Mountain	39.9%
89	Glenwood	39.0%
90	Edgewood	38.9%
91	Albuquerque	38.7%
92	Chupadero	38.3%
93	Santa Teresa	38.1%
94	La Huerta	37.9%
95	Willard	37.7%
96	Las Cruces	37.3%
97	Barton	37.0%
98	La Jara	36.8%
99	Arroyo Seco	36.3%
100	Jaconita	36.3%

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