NW New Mexico News

16.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chama in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.2 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,026.

87.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chama residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	104	12.7
Regular high school diploma	272	33.3
GED or alternative credential	64	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	128	15.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	113	13.8
Associate's degree	30	3.7
Bachelor's degree	68	8.3
Master's degree	35	4.3
Professional school degree	2	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.