Lowndes County, AL Population

Overview

10,334

Total Population

42.5

Median age

51.95%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lowndes County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lowndes County's population under 18 was 22.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lowndes County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lowndes County, 18.52% were under the age of 15, 18.06% aged 15 to 29, 44.41% aged 30 to 64, 17.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 402 more females than males in Lowndes County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.95% females and 48.05% males in Lowndes County, AL.
The Lowndes County, AL gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 416.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 466.

Lowndes County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lowndes County population: 24.83% are White, 74.81% are Black or African American and 0.36% are multiracial.
Lowndes County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,314 (99.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lowndes County is Black or African American with a population of 7,731 (74.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,470 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lowndes County's population decreased by 2,176 (16.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lowndes County's population decreased by 1,021 (9.04%), 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, Lowndes County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,726.