Hickory County, MO Population

Overview

8,429

Total Population

54.8

Median age

50.34%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

86.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

165

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hickory County is 54.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hickory County's population under 18 was 17.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hickory County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hickory County, 13.88% were under the age of 15, 12.81% aged 15 to 29, 40.91% aged 30 to 64, 29.10% aged 65 to 84, and 3.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Hickory County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.34% females and 49.66% males in Hickory County, MO.
The Hickory County, MO gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 439.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 498.

Hickory County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hickory County population: 95.82% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 0.87% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 2.56% are multiracial.
Hickory County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 165 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,264 (98.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hickory County is White with a population of 8,077 (95.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,646 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Hickory County's population increased by 738 (8.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hickory County's population decreased by 1,345 (13.94%), 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, Hickory County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 8,301.