Davison County, SD Population

Overview

19,944

Total Population

39.3

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

721

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Davison County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Davison County's population under 18 was 23.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Davison County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Davison County, 19.23% were under the age of 15, 20.10% aged 15 to 29, 42.06% aged 30 to 64, 16.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 222 more females than males in Davison County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in Davison County, SD.
The Davison County, SD 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 813.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 789.

Davison County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Davison County population: 92.08% are White, 0.75% are Black or African American, 1.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.94% are Asian, 1.45% are some other race and 2.88% are multiracial.
Davison County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 721 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,223 (96.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Davison County is White with a population of 18,365 (92.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,034 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Davison County's population increased by 734 (3.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Davison County's population increased by 478 (2.45%), 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, Davison County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,750.