Total Population in Otero County, NM

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
68,816
Rank #797 of 3,222
75th percentile

How Otero County Compares

Otero County
68,816
New Mexico Average
68,816
Rank #9 of 33 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where Otero County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Otero County: 68,816

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#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
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Total Population in Otero County, New Mexico

Otero County, New Mexico has a total population of 68,816, which ranks #797 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within New Mexico, Otero County ranks #9 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 75th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. 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.