Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Roosevelt County population, land area and income

Roosevelt County had 18,713 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,446.1 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 33 in New Mexico by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 7.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New Mexico has 26,428 residents; Roosevelt County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,111 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Roosevelt County's population changed since 2020

Roosevelt County lost 440 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 24th of 33 in New Mexico for growth. The median New Mexico county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Roosevelt County recorded 976 births and 871 deaths, a natural change of +105. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -598. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 598 people.

Where Roosevelt County is

The Census internal point of Roosevelt County is at 34.021200, -103.483000. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades New Mexico's 33 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Roosevelt County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Roosevelt County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Roosevelt County, 11,789 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Roosevelt County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Portales with 11,789.

Counties bordering Roosevelt County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Roosevelt County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lea County, NM, with 75,151 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Lea County

  75,151 people

  85 mi S

• Chaves County

  63,697 people

  73 mi SW

• Curry County

  47,156 people

  39 mi NNE

• Quay County

  8,403 people

  75 mi N

• TX

  Bailey County, TX

  7,031 people

  38 mi E

• TX

  Cochran County, TX

  2,583 people

  47 mi SE

• De Baca County

  1,657 people

  56 mi WNW

Distance to Santa Fe and the nearest big city

Santa Fe is 180.5 miles NW of Roosevelt County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lubbock, TX (population 272,086), 96.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Portales, NM (population 11,789), 13.0 miles away.

Roosevelt County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Roosevelt County is 35041: state code 35 for New Mexico plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,111.