Total Population in Otero County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18,321
Rank #1,974/3,222 · #27 in CO
39th
Otero 18,321
CO 5,862,189 -99.7%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Otero County's total population of 18,321 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Otero County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,971 | Colonial Heights city, VA | 18,352 |
| #1,972 | Cedar County, IA | 18,349 |
| #1,973 | Jefferson County, KS | 18,349 |
| #1,974 | Otero County, CO | 18,321 |
| #1,975 | Brantley County, GA | 18,315 |
| #1,976 | Benzie County, MI | 18,310 |
| #1,977 | Hampton County, SC | 18,254 |
About Total Population
Otero County, Colorado has a total population of 18,321, ranking #1,974 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Colorado, it ranks #27 of 64. This places it in the 39th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. 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.