Graham County, KS Population

Overview

2,444

Total Population

47.2

Median age

49.59%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

75.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

95

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Graham County is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Graham County's population under 18 was 20.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Graham County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Graham County, 16.90% were under the age of 15, 13.83% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 21.60% aged 65 to 84, and 4.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Graham County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.59% females and 50.41% males in Graham County, KS.
The Graham County, KS gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 127.

Graham County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Graham County population: 90.47% are White, 4.42% are Black or African American, 0.90% are Asian and 4.21% are multiracial.
Graham County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 95 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,349 (96.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Graham County is White with a population of 2,211 (90.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,901 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Graham County's population decreased by 299 (10.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Graham County's population decreased by 194 (7.46%), 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, Graham County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,408.