Drew County, AR Population

Overview

17,511

Total Population

37.4

Median age

51.84%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

67

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Drew County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Drew County is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Drew County's population under 18 was 21.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Drew County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Drew County, 17.98% were under the age of 15, 23.49% aged 15 to 29, 40.87% aged 30 to 64, 16.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 645 more females than males in Drew County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.84% females and 48.16% males in Drew County, AR.
The Drew County, AR gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 823.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 820.

Drew County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Drew County population: 68.39% are White, 28.90% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.03% are Asian, 0.61% are some other race and 2.04% are multiracial.
Drew County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 67 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,841 (96.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Drew County is White with a population of 11,976 (68.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,908 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Drew County's population decreased by 17 (0.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Drew County's population decreased by 1,352 (7.24%), 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, Drew County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,911.