Poverty Rate in Otero County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Otero County Compares
National Distribution
Where Otero County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Otero County: 22.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Poverty Rate in Otero County, Colorado
Otero County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 22.1%, which ranks #2,846 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 75.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Colorado, Otero County ranks #62 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 12th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.