Jenkins County, GA Population

Overview

8,693

Total Population

43.2

Median age

51.06%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

674

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jenkins County is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jenkins County's population under 18 was 20.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jenkins County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jenkins County, 18.99% were under the age of 15, 14.92% aged 15 to 29, 47.04% aged 30 to 64, 16.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 185 more females than males in Jenkins County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.06% females and 48.94% males in Jenkins County, GA.
The Jenkins County, GA gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 678.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 393.

Jenkins County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jenkins County population: 61.06% are White, 31.54% are Black or African American, 1.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Asian, 2.29% are some other race and 2.76% are multiracial.
Jenkins County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 674 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,019 (92.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jenkins County is White with a population of 5,308 (61.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,196 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Jenkins County's population decreased by 259 (3.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jenkins County's population increased by 346 (4.16%), 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, Jenkins County's population was lowest in year 2011 at 8,124.