Meriwether County, GA Population

Overview

20,659

Total Population

42.7

Median age

51.71%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

517

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Meriwether County is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Meriwether County's population under 18 was 21.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Meriwether County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Meriwether County, 17.65% were under the age of 15, 17.68% aged 15 to 29, 44.27% aged 30 to 64, 17.87% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 705 more females than males in Meriwether County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.71% females and 48.29% males in Meriwether County, GA.
The Meriwether County, GA gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 838.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 869.

Meriwether County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Meriwether County population: 57.95% are White, 39.30% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.92% are some other race and 1.20% are multiracial.
Meriwether County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 517 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,142 (97.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Meriwether County is White with a population of 11,972 (57.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,076 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Meriwether County's population decreased by 703 (3.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Meriwether County's population decreased by 1,211 (5.55%), 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, Meriwether County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 20,606.