Otero County, Colorado Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Otero County, Colorado

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Otero County, Colorado Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.2%

Foreign Born

4.8%

Naturalized

2.5%

US Citizens

97.7%

Otero County, Colorado Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Otero County, Colorado Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Otero County, Colorado Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	18,321	4.8%	95.2%
2023	18,460	4.0%	96.0%
2022	18,580	4.1%	95.9%
2021	18,665	3.3%	96.7%
2020	18,284	4.4%	95.6%
2019	18,282	5.0%	95.0%
2018	18,325	5.7%	94.3%
2017	18,325	5.8%	94.2%
2016	18,440	6.2%	93.8%
2015	18,572	5.5%	94.5%
2014	18,712	5.6%	94.4%
2013	18,817	4.1%	95.9%
2012	18,791	3.8%	96.2%
2011	18,795	3.8%	96.2%
2010	18,830	4.0%	96.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Otero County, Colorado

Approximately 4.8% of residents in Otero County, Colorado were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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