Total Population in Otero County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
68,816
Rank #797/3,222 · #9 in NM
75th
Otero 68,816
NM 2,120,246 -96.8%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Otero County's total population of 68,816 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 →| #794 | Effingham County, GA | 69,143 |
| #795 | Ward County, ND | 68,973 |
| #796 | Spalding County, GA | 68,892 |
| #797 | Otero County, NM | 68,816 |
| #798 | Walker County, GA | 68,762 |
| #799 | Laurens County, SC | 68,666 |
| #800 | Catoosa County, GA | 68,634 |
About Total Population
Otero County, New Mexico has a total population of 68,816, ranking #797 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within New Mexico, it ranks #9 of 33. This places it in the 75th 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.