Lea County, New Mexico Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Lea County, NM population of 74,455 people, 46.07% (34,303) identified their race as White Alone, 27.06% (20,145) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone, and 20.90% (15,558) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other New Mexico counties and also for the state of New Mexico.

Lea County, NM Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Lea County, NM Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Lea County, NM Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 2801 3.76
White Alone 34303 46.07
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 965 1.30
Asian Alone 661 0.89
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 20145 27.06
Two Or More Races 15558 20.90