Fentress County, TN Population

Overview

18,385

Total Population

45.7

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fentress County is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fentress County's population under 18 was 21.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fentress County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fentress County, 17.34% were under the age of 15, 16.16% aged 15 to 29, 44.94% aged 30 to 64, 19.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 91 less females than males in Fentress County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Fentress County, TN.
The Fentress County, TN gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 833.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 742.

Fentress County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fentress County population: 96.39% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.35% are some other race and 2.18% are multiracial.
Fentress County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,065 (98.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fentress County is White with a population of 17,721 (96.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,332 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Fentress County's population increased by 1,316 (7.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fentress County's population increased by 611 (3.41%), 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, Fentress County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,606.