Otero County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Otero County, New Mexico

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Otero County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

90.3%

Foreign Born

9.7%

Naturalized

4.1%

US Citizens

94.4%

Otero County, New Mexico Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Otero County, New Mexico 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, New Mexico Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	68,816	9.7%	90.3%
2023	68,235	10.1%	89.9%
2022	67,850	9.6%	90.4%
2021	67,298	9.8%	90.2%
2020	66,804	9.8%	90.2%
2019	66,137	11.3%	88.7%
2018	65,745	11.4%	88.6%
2017	65,130	12.1%	87.9%
2016	65,333	12.0%	88.0%
2015	65,318	12.2%	87.8%
2014	65,415	11.7%	88.3%
2013	64,767	11.7%	88.3%
2012	64,176	11.3%	88.7%
2011	63,494	11.1%	88.9%
2010	62,782	10.5%	89.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Otero County, New Mexico

Approximately 9.7% of residents in Otero County, New Mexico were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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