Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lea County, NM in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 71,480 population of Lea County, New Mexico comprised of 41,027 people who identified as Hispanic (57.4%), and 30,453 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (42.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lea County, New Mexico with a population of 65,288 (91.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,190 (4.46%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,329 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lea County, New Mexico in 2015, with a population of 39,021 (54.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,267 (36.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,595 (3.63%).

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 2015

Total Population:71,480

Hispanic (57.4%)

Non Hispanic (42.6%)

Race in Lea County, NM in 2015

Total Population:71,480

White Alone (91.34%)

Black or African American Alone (4.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.86%)

Two or more races (1.52%)

Asian Alone (0.71%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Lea County, NM in 2015

Total Population:71,480

Hispanic White Alone (54.59%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (36.75%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.63%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.99%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.13%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.92%)

Population By Race in Lea , NM in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	65,288	91.34%
Black or African American Alone	3,190	4.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,329	1.86%
Two Or More Races	1,089	1.52%
Asian Alone	506	0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	78	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Lea , NM in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	39,021	54.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	26,267	36.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,595	3.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	808	1.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	654	0.92%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	595	0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	521	0.73%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	435	0.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	382	0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	124	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	44	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	34	0.05%