Poverty Rate in Otero County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.1%
Rank #2,846/3,222 · #62 in CO
12th
Otero 22.1%
CO 9.4% +134.1%
US 12.6% +75.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Otero County's poverty rate of 22.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Otero County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,843 | Sherman County, OR | 22.0% |
| #2,844 | Decatur County, GA | 22.0% |
| #2,845 | Big Horn County, MT | 22.1% |
| #2,846 | Otero County, CO | 22.1% |
| #2,847 | Monroe County, KY | 22.1% |
| #2,848 | Decatur County, TN | 22.1% |
| #2,849 | Ashley County, AR | 22.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Otero County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 22.1%, ranking #2,846 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 75.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #62 of 64. This places it in the 12th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.