Crook County, WY Population

Overview

7,185

Total Population

44.0

Median age

50.06%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

71.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

178

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Crook County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Crook County's population under 18 was 24.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Crook County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Crook County, 20.79% were under the age of 15, 14.08% aged 15 to 29, 44.31% aged 30 to 64, 18.66% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Crook County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.06% females and 49.94% males in Crook County, WY.
The Crook County, WY gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 319.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 404.

Crook County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Crook County population: 94.91% are White, 0.92% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.33% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 3.41% are multiracial.
Crook County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 178 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,007 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Crook County is White with a population of 6,819 (94.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,573 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Crook County's population increased by 1,234 (20.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Crook County's population increased by 67 (0.94%), 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, Crook County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 5,741.