Adair County, KY Population

Overview

18,832

Total Population

40.0

Median age

49.54%

Female population %

101.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

53.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

436

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Adair County is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Adair County's population under 18 was 20.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Adair County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Adair County, 16.56% were under the age of 15, 22.39% aged 15 to 29, 42.63% aged 30 to 64, 16.42% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 174 less females than males in Adair County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.54% females and 50.46% males in Adair County, KY.
The Adair County, KY gender ratio is 101.9:100 i.e. 101.9 men to 100 women (1.019).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 828.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 761.

Adair County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Adair County population: 93.13% are White, 2.30% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.50% are some other race and 3.66% are multiracial.
Adair County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 436 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,396 (97.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Adair County is White with a population of 17,538 (93.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,472 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Adair County's population increased by 1,485 (8.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Adair County's population increased by 130 (0.69%), 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 2022, Adair County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,265.