Lea County, New Mexico Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 52.74K voting-age population of Lea County, NM residents comprised of 29.54K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (56.02%), and 23.19K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (43.98%).
Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Lea County, NM, with a voting-age population of 25.52K (48.40%). The Some Other Race Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Lea County, NM, with a voting-age population of 13.49K (25.58%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Lea County, NM, with a voting-age population of 10.44K (19.80%). The smallest racial group in Lea County, NM was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 21 (0.04%).
Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Lea County, NM, with a voting-age population of 19.12K (36.26%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Lea County, NM, with a voting-age population of 13.31K (25.23%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Lea County, NM, with a voting-age population of 9.39K (17.80%). The smallest ethnic group in Lea County, NM was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 1 (0.00%).
The charts and tables below shows the voting-age 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.
| Race | Voting-age Population | % of County Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American Alone | 2023 | 3.84 |
| White Alone | 25523 | 48.40 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 735 | 1.39 |
| Asian Alone | 507 | 0.96 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 21 | 0.04 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 13488 | 25.58 |
| Two Or More Races | 10439 | 19.80 |
| Ethnicity | Voting-age Population | % of County Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic - White Alone | 19124 | 36.26 |
| Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 13305 | 25.23 |
| Hispanic - Two or More Races | 9388 | 17.80 |
| Hispanic - White Alone | 6399 | 12.13 |
| Non-Hispanic - Black Alone | 1917 | 3.64 |
| Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races | 1051 | 1.99 |
| Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone | 495 | 0.94 |
| Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native | 404 | 0.77 |
| Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native | 331 | 0.63 |
| Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 183 | 0.35 |
| Hispanic - Black Alone | 106 | 0.20 |
| Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander | 20 | 0.04 |
| Hispanic - Asian Alone | 12 | 0.02 |
| Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander | 1 | 0.00 |