Barton County, MO Population

Overview

11,712

Total Population

40.9

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

349

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barton County is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barton County's population under 18 was 23.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barton County, 19.25% were under the age of 15, 17.70% aged 15 to 29, 42.31% aged 30 to 64, 18.49% aged 65 to 84, and 2.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 140 more females than males in Barton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Barton County, MO.
The Barton County, MO gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 527.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 461.

Barton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barton County population: 91.86% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 1.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.49% are some other race and 6.16% are multiracial.
Barton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 349 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,363 (97.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barton County is White with a population of 10,759 (91.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,946 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Barton County's population decreased by 108 (0.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barton County's population decreased by 776 (6.27%), 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, Barton County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 11,608.