Total Population in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lea County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lea County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Lea County: 73,733
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #758 | Fauquier County, VA | 74,577 |
| #759 | Franklin County, NC | 74,386 |
| #760 | Wood County, WI | 74,004 |
| #761 | Lea County, NM | 73,733 |
| #762 | Kauai County, HI | 73,731 |
| #763 | Lewis and Clark County, MT | 73,464 |
| #764 | Pottawatomie County, OK | 73,463 |
Total Population in Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico has a total population of 73,733, which ranks #761 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.
Within New Mexico, Lea County ranks #7 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 76th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.