Overview
28,675
Total Population
35.5
Median age
49.26%
Female population %
103:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
62.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
12,295
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Glenn County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Glenn County is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Glenn County's population under 18 was 27.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Glenn County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Glenn County, 22.27% were under the age of 15, 20.50% aged 15 to 29, 41.05% aged 30 to 64, 14.54% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 423 less females than males in Glenn County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.26% females and 50.74% males in Glenn County, CA.
- The Glenn County, CA gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,409.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,190.

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Race / Ethnicity
Glenn County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Glenn County population: 74.96% are White, 0.59% are Black or African American, 2.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.47% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.31% are some other race and 5.13% are multiracial.
- Glenn County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 12,295 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,38 (57.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Glenn County is White with a population of 21,496 (74.96% of the total population).

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Year by year
Glenn County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 28,896 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Glenn County's population increased by 1,699 (6.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Glenn County's population increased by 771 (2.74%), 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, Glenn County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 26,426.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)