Overview
25,339
Total Population
28.1
Median age
51.74%
Female population %
93.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
42.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
679
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Adair County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Adair County is 28.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Adair County's population under 18 was 18.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Adair County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Adair County, 15.29% were under the age of 15, 35.99% aged 15 to 29, 34.29% aged 30 to 64, 12.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.95% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 883 more females than males in Adair County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.74% females and 48.26% males in Adair County, MO.
- The Adair County, MO gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,212.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,688.
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Race / Ethnicity
Adair County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Adair County population: 90.71% are White, 3.92% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.45% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.16% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
- Adair County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 679 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,66 (97.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Adair County is White with a population of 22,986 (90.71% of the total population).
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Year by year
Adair County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 25,728 in the year 2013
- From 2000 to 2010, Adair County's population increased by 720 (2.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Adair County's population decreased by 369 (1.44%), 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 2005 at 24,665.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)