Johnson County, KY Population

Overview

22,794

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.63%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

91

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Johnson County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Johnson County's population under 18 was 22.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Johnson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Johnson County, 18.19% were under the age of 15, 17.26% aged 15 to 29, 46.47% aged 30 to 64, 16.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 286 more females than males in Johnson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.63% females and 49.37% males in Johnson County, KY.
The Johnson County, KY gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 868.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 859.

Johnson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Johnson County population: 97.07% are White, 0.83% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.91% are Asian, 0.09% are some other race and 0.97% are multiracial.
Johnson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 91 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,703 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Johnson County is White with a population of 22,127 (97.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 24,082 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Johnson County's population increased by 50 (0.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Johnson County's population decreased by 754 (3.22%), 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, Johnson County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 22,188.