Graves County, KY Population

Overview

36,796

Total Population

39.6

Median age

51.37%

Female population %

94.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,659

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Graves County is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Graves County's population under 18 was 24.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Graves County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Graves County, 19.90% were under the age of 15, 18.73% aged 15 to 29, 43.21% aged 30 to 64, 16.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,006 more females than males in Graves County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.37% females and 48.63% males in Graves County, KY.
The Graves County, KY gender ratio is 94.7:100 i.e. 94.7 men to 100 women (0.947).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,533.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,470.

Graves County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Graves County population: 88.55% are White, 4.14% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.85% are some other race and 4.90% are multiracial.
Graves County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,659 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34,137 (92.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Graves County is White with a population of 32,582 (88.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 37,966 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Graves County's population increased by 174 (0.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Graves County's population decreased by 727 (1.95%), 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, Graves County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 36,412.