State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Education: At least bachelors degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 70,920,162.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 383,519.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

Los Alamos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 8,938.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3 of 3146

Santa Fe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 45,475.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 166 of 3146

Bernalillo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 160,401.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 324 of 3146

Sandoval County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 29,839.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 513 of 3146

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,748.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 610 of 3146

Taos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 6,987.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 615 of 3146

Dona Ana County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 35,542.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 710 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,780.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 804 of 3146

Roosevelt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,588.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 980 of 3146

Socorro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,418.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1231 of 3146

Colfax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,985.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1263 of 3146

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 77.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1267 of 3146

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,207.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1299 of 3146

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,819.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1349 of 3146

Rio Arriba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,145.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1634 of 3146

Curry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,861.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1647 of 3146

Valencia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,507.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1760 of 3146

Chaves County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,431.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1874 of 3146

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,616.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1947 of 3146

Quay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,013.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2038 of 3146

Eddy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 6,038.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2187 of 3146

Catron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 445.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2302 of 3146

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 12,193.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2420 of 3146

Torrance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,598.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2447 of 3146

Hidalgo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 434.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2496 of 3146

Cibola County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,574.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2568 of 3146

Lea County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,740.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2669 of 3146

De Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 149.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2756 of 3146

Luna County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,926.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2831 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 354.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2923 of 3146

McKinley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,054.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2959 of 3146

Mora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 387.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2996 of 3146

Guadalupe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 250.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3137 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2022 1:55 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, see the dictionary.
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