# Lea, New Mexico — #2,894 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.81 of 10. FIPS 35025. Population 72,101. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 72,100 people live in Lea, New Mexico. It ranks #2,894 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 5.25%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.2 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% of counties. On this site's state scores, New Mexico gets 4.05 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.05 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.57 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.03 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.74 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.23 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.40 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.17 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.52 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.09 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2837 Roosevelt, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35041.md
- #691 Andrews, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48003.md
- #636 Yoakum, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48501.md
- #158 Loving, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48301.md
- #532 Cochran, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48079.md
- #2993 Chaves, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35005.md
- #687 Winkler, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48495.md
- #364 Gaines, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48165.md
- #2847 Eddy, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35015.md

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