Lea County, New Mexico

Lea County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF LEA GUS Population: 75,151 (2024) ID: 193756	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN 100 N MAIN AVE, STE 4, LOVINGTON NM 88260-4030
CITY OF HOBBS GUS Population: 41,061 (2024) ID: 131031	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 200 E BROADWAY ST, HOBBS NM 88240-8425
CITY OF LOVINGTON GUS Population: 11,693 (2024) ID: 208796	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 1268, LOVINGTON NM 88260-1268
CITY OF EUNICE GUS Population: 3,068 (2024) ID: 109323	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: RECORDS MANAGER/CENSUS COORDINATOR PO BOX 147, EUNICE NM 88231-0147
CITY OF JAL GUS Population: 2,192 (2024) ID: 170390	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 340, JAL NM 88252-0340
TOWN OF TATUM GUS Population: 712 (2024) ID: 109324	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 156, TATUM NM 88267-0156