Counties sending the most people to Lea County, NM

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November 21, 2022
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Counties sending the most people to Lea County, NM

Stacker compiled a list of counties sending the most people to Lea County, New Mexico using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties and county equivalents are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Lea County, NM from the county between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#20. Andrews County, Texas
- Migration from Andrews County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 56
- Migration to Andrews County, Texas in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 56 to Lea County, New Mexico

#19. Guadalupe County, New Mexico
- Migration from Guadalupe County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 57
- Migration to Guadalupe County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 57 to Lea County, New Mexico

#18. Bexar County, Texas
- Migration from Bexar County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 61
- Migration to Bexar County, Texas in 2015-2019: 52
- Net migration: 9 to Lea County, New Mexico

#17. Luna County, New Mexico
- Migration from Luna County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 62
- Migration to Luna County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 5
- Net migration: 57 to Lea County, New Mexico

#16. Curry County, New Mexico
- Migration from Curry County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 66
- Migration to Curry County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 4
- Net migration: 62 to Lea County, New Mexico

#15. San Diego County, California
- Migration from San Diego County, California to Lea County, New Mexico: 69
- Migration to San Diego County, California in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 69 to Lea County, New Mexico

#14. Kern County, California
- Migration from Kern County, California to Lea County, New Mexico: 70
- Migration to Kern County, California in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 70 to Lea County, New Mexico

#13. Eddy County, New Mexico
- Migration from Eddy County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 71
- Migration to Eddy County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 202
- Net migration: 131 to Eddy County, New Mexico

#12. Jackson County, Missouri
- Migration from Jackson County, Missouri to Lea County, New Mexico: 72
- Migration to Jackson County, Missouri in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 72 to Lea County, New Mexico

#11. Laramie County, Wyoming
- Migration from Laramie County, Wyoming to Lea County, New Mexico: 73
- Migration to Laramie County, Wyoming in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 73 to Lea County, New Mexico

#10. Ector County, Texas
- Migration from Ector County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 74
- Migration to Ector County, Texas in 2015-2019: 216
- Net migration: 142 to Ector County, Texas

#9. Chaves County, New Mexico
- Migration from Chaves County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 97
- Migration to Chaves County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 146
- Net migration: 49 to Chaves County, New Mexico

#8. Midland County, Texas
- Migration from Midland County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 99
- Migration to Midland County, Texas in 2015-2019: 92
- Net migration: 7 to Lea County, New Mexico

#7. Tarrant County, Texas
- Migration from Tarrant County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 102
- Migration to Tarrant County, Texas in 2015-2019: 32
- Net migration: 70 to Lea County, New Mexico

#6. Stanislaus County, California
- Migration from Stanislaus County, California to Lea County, New Mexico: 104
- Migration to Stanislaus County, California in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 104 to Lea County, New Mexico

#5. San Juan County, New Mexico
- Migration from San Juan County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 115
- Migration to San Juan County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 2
- Net migration: 113 to Lea County, New Mexico

#4. Lubbock County, Texas
- Migration from Lubbock County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 121
- Migration to Lubbock County, Texas in 2015-2019: 255
- Net migration: 134 to Lubbock County, Texas

#3. Gaines County, Texas
- Migration from Gaines County, Texas to Lea County, New Mexico: 131
- Migration to Gaines County, Texas in 2015-2019: 322
- Net migration: 191 to Gaines County, Texas

#2. Santa Fe County, New Mexico
- Migration from Santa Fe County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 267
- Migration to Santa Fe County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 77
- Net migration: 190 to Lea County, New Mexico

#1. Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- Migration from Bernalillo County, New Mexico to Lea County, New Mexico: 346
- Migration to Bernalillo County, New Mexico in 2015-2019: 149
- Net migration: 197 to Lea County, New Mexico

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