Apache County, AZ Population

Overview

66,473

Total Population

35.5

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

4,535

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Apache County is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Apache County's population under 18 was 26.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Apache County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Apache County, 22.16% were under the age of 15, 20.81% aged 15 to 29, 41.66% aged 30 to 64, 13.95% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 395 more females than males in Apache County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Apache County, AZ.
The Apache County, AZ gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 2,860.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 2,723.

Apache County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Apache County population: 20.90% are White, 0.85% are Black or African American, 73.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.55% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.26% are some other race and 2.61% are multiracial.
Apache County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of American Indian and Alaska Native population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,535 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 61,938 (93.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Apache County is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 49,011 (73.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 72,333 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Apache County's population increased by 2,303 (3.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Apache County's population decreased by 5,917 (8.24%), 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, Apache County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 65,385.