Santa Fe Standard

47.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Santa Fe County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 12.6 percent higher than the state average of 35 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 147,514.

88.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Santa Fe County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12,043	11.1
Regular high school diploma	20,075	18.5
GED or alternative credential	4,051	3.7
Some college less than 1 year	4,563	4.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	16,015	14.8
Associate's degree	6,658	6.2
Bachelor's degree	22,812	21.1
Master's degree	14,433	13.3
Professional school degree	4,081	3.8
Doctorate degree	3,528	3.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.