Last official estimated population of Chaves County was 65,779 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.021% of total US population and 3.2% of total New Mexico state population. Area of Chaves County is 6,075.1 mi² (=15734.5 km²), in this year population density was 10.83 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.05%/yr), Chaves County population in 2026 would be 66,183 [0].
Historical population of Chaves County for period 1890-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1890-1900] +INF %/yr
[1900-1910] +13.44 %/yr
[1910-1920] -3.28 %/yr
[1920-1930] +4.94 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2.06 %/yr
[1940-1950] +5.41 %/yr
[1950-1960] +3.57 %/yr
[1960-1970] -2.81 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.66 %/yr
[1980-1990] +1.25 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.59 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.26 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.09 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.05 %/yr
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Population of Chaves County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 2413 | 2365 | 4,778 |
| 5 to 9 | 2688 | 2483 | 5,171 |
| 10 to 14 | 2472 | 2417 | 4,889 |
| 15 to 19 | 2857 | 2307 | 5,164 |
| 20 to 24 | 2444 | 2256 | 4,700 |
| 25 to 29 | 2030 | 2034 | 4,064 |
| 30 to 34 | 2155 | 2115 | 4,270 |
| 35 to 39 | 1854 | 1790 | 3,644 |
| 40 to 44 | 1735 | 1828 | 3,563 |
| 45 to 49 | 1855 | 1919 | 3,774 |
| 50 to 54 | 2088 | 2151 | 4,239 |
| 55 to 59 | 2082 | 2146 | 4,228 |
| 60 to 64 | 1757 | 1903 | 3,660 |
| 65 to 69 | 1438 | 1611 | 3,049 |
| 70 to 74 | 1077 | 1198 | 2,275 |
| 75 to 79 | 797 | 929 | 1,726 |
| 80 to 84 | 546 | 760 | 1,306 |
| 85+ | 545 | 833 | 1,378 |
Chaves County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 30723 | 31090 | 61,813 |
| WA | 30161 | 30534 | 60,695 |
| H | 18089 | 18088 | 36,177 |
| HWAC | 17161 | 17166 | 34,327 |
| HWA | 16903 | 16883 | 33,786 |
| NH | 14744 | 14957 | 29,701 |
| NHWAC | 13562 | 13924 | 27,486 |
| NHWA | 13258 | 13651 | 26,909 |
| IAC | 1101 | 1025 | 2,126 |
| BAC | 1060 | 998 | 2,058 |
| BA | 875 | 804 | 1,679 |
| IA | 781 | 686 | 1,467 |
| HIAC | 635 | 633 | 1,268 |
| NHBAC | 656 | 585 | 1,241 |
| TOM | 600 | 610 | 1,210 |
| NHBA | 556 | 482 | 1,038 |
| HIA | 470 | 454 | 924 |
| AAC | 462 | 459 | 921 |
| NHIAC | 466 | 392 | 858 |
| HBAC | 404 | 413 | 817 |
| NHAAC | 348 | 336 | 684 |
| AA | 325 | 331 | 656 |
| HBA | 319 | 322 | 641 |
| NHTOM | 325 | 306 | 631 |
| HTOM | 275 | 304 | 579 |
| NHIA | 311 | 232 | 543 |
| NHAA | 259 | 259 | 518 |
| HAAC | 114 | 123 | 237 |
| NAC | 120 | 116 | 236 |
| NA | 91 | 80 | 171 |
| HNAC | 68 | 72 | 140 |
| HAA | 66 | 72 | 138 |
| HNA | 56 | 53 | 109 |
| NHNAC | 52 | 44 | 96 |
| NHNA | 35 | 27 | 62 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Lincoln New Mexico Notes
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