Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lea County, NM in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 70,178 population of Lea County, New Mexico comprised of 39,549 people who identified as Hispanic (56.36%), and 30,629 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (43.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lea County, New Mexico with a population of 64,352 (91.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,035 (4.33%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,248 (1.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lea County, New Mexico in 2014, with a population of 37,719 (53.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,633 (37.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,486 (3.54%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lea County, NM in 2014

Total Population:70,178

Hispanic (56.36%)

Non Hispanic (43.65%)

Race in Lea County, NM in 2014

Total Population:70,178

White Alone (91.7%)

Black or African American Alone (4.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.78%)

Two or more races (1.44%)

Asian Alone (0.65%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Lea County, NM in 2014

Total Population:70,178

Hispanic White Alone (53.75%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (37.95%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.86%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.03%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.86%)

Population By Race in Lea , NM in 2014

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	64,352	91.7%
Black or African American Alone	3,035	4.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,248	1.78%
Two Or More Races	1,009	1.44%
Asian Alone	459	0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	75	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Lea , NM in 2014

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	37,719	53.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	26,633	37.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,486	3.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	726	1.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	604	0.86%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	549	0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	522	0.74%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	405	0.58%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	354	0.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	105	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	45	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	30	0.04%