Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Lea County's bachelor's degree or higher of 15.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lea County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Lea County, New Mexico has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.5%, ranking #2,735 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 53.9% below the national value of 33.7%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #30 of 33. This places it in the 15th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.