Meigs County, TN Population

Overview

12,622

Total Population

45.6

Median age

50.98%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

297

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Meigs County is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Meigs County's population under 18 was 20.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Meigs County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Meigs County, 16.40% were under the age of 15, 15.89% aged 15 to 29, 46.30% aged 30 to 64, 19.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 248 more females than males in Meigs County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.98% females and 49.02% males in Meigs County, TN.
The Meigs County, TN gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 540.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 517.

Meigs County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Meigs County population: 92.31% are White, 2.54% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.14% are Asian, 0.57% are some other race and 4.10% are multiracial.
Meigs County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 297 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,325 (97.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Meigs County is White with a population of 11,651 (92.31% of the total population).

Meigs County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 13,272 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Meigs County's population increased by 689 (6.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Meigs County's population increased by 1,016 (8.62%), 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, Meigs County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,102.