Lea County, New Mexico Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 74.46K population of Lea County, NM residents comprised of 45.19K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (60.70%), and 29.26K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (39.30%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lea County, NM, with a population of 34.30K (46.07%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Lea County, NM, with a population of 20.15K (27.06%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Lea County, NM, with a population of 15.56K (20.90%). The smallest racial group in Lea County, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 22 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Lea County, NM, with a population of 23.78K (31.93%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Lea County, NM, with a population of 19.85K (26.66%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Lea County, NM, with a population of 14.00K (18.80%). The smallest ethnic group in Lea County, NM was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Lea County, New Mexico from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Lea County, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:74,455
60.70%39.30%
Hispanic (60.70%)
Non Hispanic (39.30%)
Lea County, NM Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:74,455
46.07%27.06%20.90%
White Alone (46.07%)
Some Other Race Alone (27.06%)
Two or more races (20.90%)
Black or African American Alone (3.76%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.30%)
Asian Alone (0.89%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Lea County, NM Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:74,455
31.93%26.66%18.80%14.14%
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (31.93%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (26.66%)
Hispanic - Two or more races (18.80%)
Hispanic - White Alone (14.14%)
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (3.35%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.16%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (2.10%)
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone (0.85%)
Lea County, NM Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 34,303 46.07
Some Other Race Alone 20,145 27.06
Two Or More Races 15,558 20.90
Black or African American Alone 2,801 3.76
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 965 1.30
Asian Alone 661 0.89
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.03
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Lea County, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 23,775 31.93
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 19,851 26.66
Hispanic - Two or More Races 13,996 18.80
Hispanic - White Alone 10,528 14.14
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2,497 3.35
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1,562 2.10
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 636 0.85
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 488 0.66
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 477 0.64
Hispanic - Black Alone 304 0.41
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 294 0.40
Hispanic - Asian Alone 25 0.03
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 21 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1 0.00
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