Garfield County, MT Population

Overview

972

Total Population

43.1

Median age

49.18%

Female population %

103.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield County is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield County's population under 18 was 21.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield County, 18.11% were under the age of 15, 17.70% aged 15 to 29, 44.14% aged 30 to 64, 18.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Garfield County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.18% females and 50.82% males in Garfield County, MT.
The Garfield County, MT gender ratio is 103.3:100 i.e. 103.3 men to 100 women (1.033).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 50.

Garfield County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield County population: 98.97% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American and 0.62% are multiracial.
Garfield County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 972 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield County is White with a population of 962 (98.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,295 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield County's population decreased by 68 (5.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield County's population decreased by 22 (1.85%), 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, Garfield County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 1,167.