Claiborne County, TN Population

Overview

31,958

Total Population

42.5

Median age

50.55%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

459

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Claiborne County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Claiborne County's population under 18 was 19.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Claiborne County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Claiborne County, 15.69% were under the age of 15, 19.66% aged 15 to 29, 45.20% aged 30 to 64, 17.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 350 more females than males in Claiborne County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.55% females and 49.45% males in Claiborne County, TN.
The Claiborne County, TN gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,238.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,226.

Claiborne County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Claiborne County population: 95.51% are White, 0.83% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.84% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 2.63% are multiracial.
Claiborne County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 459 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 31,499 (98.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Claiborne County is White with a population of 30,524 (95.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 32,431 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Claiborne County's population increased by 2,277 (7.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Claiborne County's population decreased by 147 (0.46%), 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, Claiborne County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 29,936.