Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lea County, NM in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 71,123 population of Lea County, New Mexico comprised of 43,022 people who identified as Hispanic (60.49%), and 28,101 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (39.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lea County, New Mexico with a population of 64,989 (91.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,071 (4.32%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,445 (2.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lea County, New Mexico in 2019, with a population of 40,848 (57.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,141 (33.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,391 (3.36%).

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 2019

Total Population:71,123

Hispanic (60.49%)

Non Hispanic (39.51%)

Race in Lea County, NM in 2019

Total Population:71,123

White Alone (91.38%)

Black or African American Alone (4.32%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.03%)

Two or more races (1.48%)

Asian Alone (0.68%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Lea County, NM in 2019

Total Population:71,123

Hispanic White Alone (57.43%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (33.94%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.36%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.07%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.24%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.96%)

Population By Race in Lea , NM in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	64,989	91.38%
Black or African American Alone	3,071	4.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,445	2.03%
Two Or More Races	1,052	1.48%
Asian Alone	483	0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	83	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Lea , NM in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	40,848	57.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	24,141	33.94%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,391	3.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	879	1.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	680	0.96%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	619	0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	566	0.8%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	433	0.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	359	0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	124	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	58	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	25	0.04%