Kossuth County, IA Population

Overview

14,823

Total Population

44.7

Median age

49.69%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

53

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kossuth County is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kossuth County's population under 18 was 22.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kossuth County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kossuth County, 18.27% were under the age of 15, 16.25% aged 15 to 29, 41.89% aged 30 to 64, 19.34% aged 65 to 84, and 4.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 93 less females than males in Kossuth County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.69% females and 50.31% males in Kossuth County, IA.
The Kossuth County, IA gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 669.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 549.

Kossuth County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kossuth County population: 95.38% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.55% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.76% are some other race and 2.15% are multiracial.
Kossuth County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,293 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kossuth County is White with a population of 14,138 (95.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,192 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Kossuth County's population decreased by 1,668 (9.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kossuth County's population decreased by 730 (4.70%), 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, Kossuth County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,475.