Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lea County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lea County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.
■ Lea County: 15.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,732 | Yalobusha County, MS | 15.6% |
| #2,733 | Montmorency County, MI | 15.6% |
| #2,734 | Sullivan County, MO | 15.5% |
| #2,735 | Lea County, NM | 15.5% |
| #2,736 | Colquitt County, GA | 15.5% |
| #2,737 | Henry County, KY | 15.5% |
| #2,738 | Larue County, KY | 15.5% |
Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.5%, which ranks #2,735 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 53.9% below the national value of 33.7%.
Within New Mexico, Lea County ranks #30 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 15th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.