Hughes County, SD Population

Overview

17,829

Total Population

39.0

Median age

50.69%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

605

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hughes County is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hughes County's population under 18 was 24.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hughes County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hughes County, 21.03% were under the age of 15, 15.84% aged 15 to 29, 46.62% aged 30 to 64, 14.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 247 more females than males in Hughes County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.69% females and 49.31% males in Hughes County, SD.
The Hughes County, SD gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 862.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 790.

Hughes County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hughes County population: 81.71% are White, 0.07% are Black or African American, 11.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 6.50% are multiracial.
Hughes County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 605 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,224 (96.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hughes County is White with a population of 14,568 (81.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,768 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Hughes County's population increased by 554 (3.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hughes County's population increased by 668 (3.91%), 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, Hughes County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 16,404.