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
2.2%
2023
6.1%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+177.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +5.5 pp (250%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.9% | — |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +7.7 pp (197.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -5.5 pp (-47.4%) |