Hartford County, CT Population

Overview

898,636

Total Population

40.2

Median age

51.15%

Female population %

95.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

169,097

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hartford County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hartford County is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hartford County's population under 18 was 21.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hartford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hartford County, 17.19% were under the age of 15, 19.38% aged 15 to 29, 46.43% aged 30 to 64, 14.42% aged 65 to 84, and 2.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20,706 more females than males in Hartford County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.15% females and 48.85% males in Hartford County, CT.
The Hartford County, CT gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 32,271.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 32,764.

Hartford County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hartford County population: 66.71% are White, 13.85% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.68% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.53% are some other race and 6.91% are multiracial.
Hartford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 169,097 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 729,539 (81.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hartford County is White with a population of 599,498 (66.71% of the total population).

Hartford County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 897,932 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Hartford County's population increased by 36,872 (4.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hartford County's population increased by 2,718 (0.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Hartford County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 858,342.