Adair County, OK Population

Overview

19,839

Total Population

37.8

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

1,424

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Adair County is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Adair County's population under 18 was 27.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Adair County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Adair County, 22.43% were under the age of 15, 18.99% aged 15 to 29, 43.03% aged 30 to 64, 14.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 99 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 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Adair County, OK.
The Adair County, OK gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 864.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 784.

Adair County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Adair County population: 39.63% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 43.88% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.08% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.90% are some other race and 11.02% are multiracial.
Adair County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,424 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,415 (92.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Adair County is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 8,706 (43.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,760 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Adair County's population increased by 1,743 (8.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Adair County's population decreased by 3,309 (14.54%), 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 2020 at 19,451.