Nottoway County, VA Population

Overview

15,667

Total Population

41.0

Median age

45.09%

Female population %

121.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

745

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nottoway County is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nottoway County's population under 18 was 19.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nottoway County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nottoway County, 15.50% were under the age of 15, 18.85% aged 15 to 29, 46.87% aged 30 to 64, 15.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,539 less females than males in Nottoway County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.09% females and 54.91% males in Nottoway County, VA.
The Nottoway County, VA gender ratio is 121.8:100 i.e. 121.8 men to 100 women (1.218).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 727.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 671.

Nottoway County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nottoway County population: 56.96% are White, 39.85% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian, 0.09% are some other race and 2.60% are multiracial.
Nottoway County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 745 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,922 (95.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nottoway County is White with a population of 8,924 (56.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,968 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Nottoway County's population increased by 65 (0.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nottoway County's population decreased by 208 (1.31%), 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, Nottoway County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,206.