State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Mexico by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 200,101,961.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,237,924.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Bernalillo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 422,642.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1832 of 3143

Dona Ana County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 107,897.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 359 of 3143

Santa Fe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 103,749.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1791 of 3143

Sandoval County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 93,207.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2106 of 3143

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 68,744.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 942 of 3143

Valencia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 43,652.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 793 of 3143

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 38,761.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1024 of 3143

McKinley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 35,972.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 243 of 3143

Chaves County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 33,282.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 293 of 3143

Lea County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 33,082.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 125 of 3143

Eddy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 32,731.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 593 of 3143

Curry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,180.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 358 of 3143

Taos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 23,934.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2300 of 3143

Rio Arriba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 23,867.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,733.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1178 of 3143

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 16,753.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 785 of 3143

Cibola County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,041.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 483 of 3143

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,850.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1796 of 3143

Los Alamos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 98.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,383.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3137 of 3143

Luna County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,496.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 41 of 3143

Roosevelt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,335.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 595 of 3143

Socorro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,079.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 688 of 3143

Torrance County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,072.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1199 of 3143

Colfax County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,252.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1688 of 3143

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,188.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1653 of 3143

Quay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,202.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 722 of 3143

Mora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,121.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2243 of 3143

Guadalupe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,896.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 665 of 3143

Catron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,777.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2937 of 3143

Hidalgo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,444.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 607 of 3143

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,441.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 735 of 3143

De Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 812.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 372 of 3143

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 349.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1086 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/08/2023 11:38 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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