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.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

Lea County, NM Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020

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Lea County, NM Population of Racial Groups 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

Lea County, NM Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020

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Ethnicity	Population	% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	23775	31.93
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	19851	26.66
Hispanic - Two or More Races	13996	18.80
Hispanic - White Alone	10528	14.14
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	2497	3.35
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	1562	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