Cotton County, OK Population

Overview

5,603

Total Population

42.8

Median age

49.92%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

488

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cotton County is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cotton County's population under 18 was 22.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cotton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cotton County, 19.08% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 44.15% aged 30 to 64, 16.87% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 less females than males in Cotton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.92% females and 50.08% males in Cotton County, OK.
The Cotton County, OK gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 262.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 315.

Cotton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cotton County population: 79.33% are White, 2.07% are Black or African American, 9.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.27% are some other race and 7.01% are multiracial.
Cotton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 488 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,115 (91.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cotton County is White with a population of 4,445 (79.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,618 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cotton County's population decreased by 451 (6.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cotton County's population decreased by 632 (10.25%), 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, Cotton County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 5,467.