Chouteau County, MT Population

Overview

5,896

Total Population

42.1

Median age

49.37%

Female population %

102.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

66.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

61

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chouteau County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chouteau County's population under 18 was 23.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chouteau County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chouteau County, 18.20% were under the age of 15, 17.96% aged 15 to 29, 42.20% aged 30 to 64, 19.11% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 74 less females than males in Chouteau County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.37% females and 50.63% males in Chouteau County, MT.
The Chouteau County, MT gender ratio is 102.5:100 i.e. 102.5 men to 100 women (1.025).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 242.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 244.

Chouteau County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chouteau County population: 77.15% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 19.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.19% are some other race and 3.15% are multiracial.
Chouteau County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 61 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,835 (98.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chouteau County is White with a population of 4,549 (77.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,044 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chouteau County's population decreased by 234 (3.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chouteau County's population increased by 85 (1.46%), 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, Chouteau County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 5,226.