Literacy Facts

Literacy Facts

WHERE NEW MEXICO STANDS IN TERMS OF LITERACY SKILLS: 20% of New Mexicans age 16 and older have literacy skills at level 1, the lowest level on a scale of 1 to 5.  Each literacy level is associated with a...

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Regional Literacy Facts

Literacy and Related Statistics for New Mexico Counties: Based on census data and literacy estimates from The State of LIteracy in America (National Institute for Literacy, 1998). See New Mexico State totals...

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Valencia County

Total population: 45,23 Adult population age 25 and older: 27,734 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 10.6% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 26.7% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Union County

Total population: 4,124 Adult population age 25 and older: 2,720 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 14.5% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 36.4% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Torrance County

Total population: 10,285 Adult population age 25 and older: 6,334 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 12.8% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 27.4% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Taos County

Total population: 23,118 Adult population age 25 and older: 14,630 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 13.5% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 28.2% % of adults at Literacy...

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Socorro County

Total population: 14,764 Adult population age 25 and older: 8,619 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 16.7% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 32.8% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Socorro County

Total population: 14,764 Adult population age 25 and older: 8,619 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 16.7% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 32.8% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Sierra County

Total population: 9,912 Adult population age 25 and older: 7,482% of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 17.2% % of adults with less than a 12th grade eucation: 36.3% % of adults at Literacy Level 1:...

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Santa Fe County

Total population: 98,928 Adult population age 25 and older: 65,016 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 6.9% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 17.4% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Sandoval County

Total population: 63,319 Adult population age 25 and older: 38,464 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 8.2% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 20.7% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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San Miguel County

Total population: 25,743 Adult population age 25 and older: 15,434 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 19.2% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 31.6% % of adults at Literacy...

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San Juan County

Total population: 91,605 Adult population age 25 and older: 50,692 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 13.0% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 30.8% % of adults at Literacy...

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Roosevelt County

Total population: 16,702 Adult population age 25 and older: 9,517 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 15.3% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 33.9% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Rio Arriba County

Total population: 34,365 Adult population age 25 and older: 20,014 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 17.0% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 34.1% % of adults at Literacy...

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Quay County

Total population: 10,823 Adult population age 25 and older: 7,097 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 13.2% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 29.7% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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Otero County

Total population: 51,928 Adult population age 25 and older: 30,239 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 7.6% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 18.4% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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New Mexico State Totals

Total population: 1,519,069 Adult population age 25 and older: 922,590 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 11.4% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 24.9% % of adults at Literacy...

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Mora County

Total population: 4,264 Adult population age 25 and older: 2,655 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 21.1% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 40.3% % of adults at Literacy Level...

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McKinley County

Total population: 60,686 Adult population age 25 and older: 30,888 % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 21.4% % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 41.5% % of adults at Literacy...

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