Otero County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Otero County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.1%
2023
4.1%
Total change
+0.0 pp
% change
0%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.5 pp (10.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -1.1 pp (-21.2%) |