Baraga County, MI Population

Overview

8,249

Total Population

46.1

Median age

44.66%

Female population %

123.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

145

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Baraga County is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Baraga County's population under 18 was 17.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Baraga County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Baraga County, 13.92% were under the age of 15, 18.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.01% aged 30 to 64, 20.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 881 less females than males in Baraga County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.66% females and 55.34% males in Baraga County, MI.
The Baraga County, MI gender ratio is 123.9:100 i.e. 123.9 men to 100 women (1.239).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 474.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 330.

Baraga County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Baraga County population: 73.12% are White, 7.55% are Black or African American, 10.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.63% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.33% are some other race and 7.42% are multiracial.
Baraga County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 145 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,104 (98.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Baraga County is White with a population of 6,032 (73.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,876 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Baraga County's population decreased by 11 (0.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Baraga County's population decreased by 721 (8.14%), 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, Baraga County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 8,140.