Barnes County, ND Population

Overview

10,869

Total Population

44.3

Median age

49.44%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

257

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barnes County is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barnes County's population under 18 was 19.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barnes County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barnes County, 16.19% were under the age of 15, 19.56% aged 15 to 29, 42.17% aged 30 to 64, 19.01% aged 65 to 84, and 3.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 less females than males in Barnes County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.44% females and 50.56% males in Barnes County, ND.
The Barnes County, ND gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 472.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 466.

Barnes County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barnes County population: 91.13% are White, 1.81% are Black or African American, 1.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.13% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.47% are some other race and 3.72% are multiracial.
Barnes County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 257 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,612 (97.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barnes County is White with a population of 9,905 (91.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,654 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Barnes County's population decreased by 589 (5.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barnes County's population decreased by 218 (1.97%), 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, Barnes County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,414.