Navajo County, AZ Population

Overview

106,609

Total Population

38.3

Median age

49.52%

Female population %

101.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

67.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,562

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Navajo County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Navajo County is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Navajo County's population under 18 was 26.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Navajo County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Navajo County, 22.00% were under the age of 15, 18.82% aged 15 to 29, 40.96% aged 30 to 64, 16.76% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,019 less females than males in Navajo County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.52% females and 50.48% males in Navajo County, AZ.
The Navajo County, AZ gender ratio is 101.9:100 i.e. 101.9 men to 100 women (1.019).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 4,359.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 4,341.

Navajo County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Navajo County population: 46.23% are White, 1.01% are Black or African American, 43.93% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.46% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.36% are some other race and 4.84% are multiracial.
Navajo County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 12,562 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 94,047 (88.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Navajo County is White with a population of 49,282 (46.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 113,480 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Navajo County's population increased by 9,852 (10.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Navajo County's population decreased by 931 (0.86%), 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, Navajo County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 97,841.