Hardeman County, TN Population

Overview

25,612

Total Population

40.6

Median age

44.49%

Female population %

124.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

499

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hardeman County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hardeman County's population under 18 was 19.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hardeman County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hardeman County, 15.57% were under the age of 15, 19.62% aged 15 to 29, 46.68% aged 30 to 64, 16.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,820 less females than males in Hardeman County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.49% females and 55.51% males in Hardeman County, TN.
The Hardeman County, TN gender ratio is 124.7:100 i.e. 124.7 men to 100 women (1.247).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,265.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,023.

Hardeman County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hardeman County population: 54.43% are White, 40.88% are Black or African American, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.79% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.53% are some other race and 2.88% are multiracial.
Hardeman County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 499 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,113 (98.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hardeman County is White with a population of 13,941 (54.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 28,153 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Hardeman County's population decreased by 971 (3.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hardeman County's population decreased by 1,737 (6.39%), 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, Hardeman County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 25,049.