Lea County
Also known as Lea County, New Mexico, Lea County, NM
county in New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- Founded
- March 17, 1917
- Seat
- Lovington
- Largest city
- Hobbs
- Total
- 4,394 sq mi (11,380 km )
- Land
- 4,391 sq mi (11,370 km )
- Water
- 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 0.07%
- Estimate 2025
- 74,749
- Density
- 16.96/sq mi (6.547/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
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Lea County (/liː/, LEE) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, its population was 74,455.
Its county seat is Lovington. It is both west and north of the Texas state line. Lea County comprises the Hobbs, NM micropolitan statistical area.