| Name | Lea County |
| State | New Mexico |
| FIPS Code | 35025 |
| Timezone | Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) |
| Population (2022) | 64,670 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 15.03% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 48.04% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | Hispanic 70% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+25 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 48.04% |
| African American | 3.24% |
| Hispanic | 47.41% |
| Asian | 0.46% |
| Native American | 0.84% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 25.91% |
| African American | 3.36% |
| Hispanic | 69.91% |
| Asian | 0.34% |
| Native American | 0.23% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.06% |