Litchfield County, CT Population

Overview

185,175

Total Population

47.6

Median age

50.12%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13,211

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Litchfield County is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Litchfield County's population under 18 was 18.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Litchfield County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Litchfield County, 14.39% were under the age of 15, 16.33% aged 15 to 29, 47.87% aged 30 to 64, 18.23% aged 65 to 84, and 3.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 435 more females than males in Litchfield County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.12% females and 49.88% males in Litchfield County, CT.
The Litchfield County, CT gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8,397.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8,717.

Litchfield County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Litchfield County population: 90.41% are White, 1.78% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.90% are Asian, 1.72% are some other race and 4.08% are multiracial.
Litchfield County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 13,211 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 171,964 (92.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Litchfield County is White with a population of 167,417 (90.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 189,762 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Litchfield County's population increased by 7,183 (3.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Litchfield County's population decreased by 4,888 (2.58%), 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 2021, Litchfield County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 180,396.