Butte County, SD Population

Overview

10,167

Total Population

40.1

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

64.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

425

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Butte County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Butte County's population under 18 was 24.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Butte County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Butte County, 19.75% were under the age of 15, 16.97% aged 15 to 29, 44.00% aged 30 to 64, 17.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33 more females than males in Butte County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Butte County, SD.
The Butte County, SD gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 441.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 465.

Butte County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Butte County population: 91.04% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 1.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 0.25% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.07% are some other race and 5.30% are multiracial.
Butte County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 425 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,742 (95.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Butte County is White with a population of 9,256 (91.04% of the total population).

Butte County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,774 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Butte County's population increased by 1,066 (11.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Butte County's population increased by 142 (1.40%), 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, Butte County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 8,958.