Land for sale in New Mexico's Lea County recently totaled nearly $32 million and around 4,000 acres. Lea County ranks 24th out of 33 counties in the Land of Enchantment for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Lea County, Hobbs had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Lea County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Lea County is one of the ten biggest counties in New Mexico (4,394 square miles). It's located in the Southeast New Mexico region of New Mexico.