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Otero County

17,991Population
-3.7 %Change since 2020
-79Net migration
5.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
17,991 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.7 %
Net migration
-79 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
18,686 (2020)
Births
206 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.5
Deaths
252 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.0
Natural change, 2023
-46
International migration
11 (2023)
Domestic migration
-90 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-4.4
Postal code
CO
FIPS code
08089

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.47.1
PeriodValue
20255.4 %
20245.3 %
20234.5 %
20224.5 %
20217.1 %
20206.1 %
20194.2 %
20185.0 %
20174.1 %
20164.8 %
20155.5 %
20147.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418K18.7K
PeriodValue
202417,991
202318,148
202218,272
202118,530
202018,664