Pawnee County, OK Population

Overview

15,687

Total Population

41.6

Median age

49.19%

Female population %

103.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

528

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pawnee County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pawnee County's population under 18 was 23.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pawnee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pawnee County, 19.54% were under the age of 15, 17.41% aged 15 to 29, 44.14% aged 30 to 64, 17.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 255 less females than males in Pawnee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.19% females and 50.81% males in Pawnee County, OK.
The Pawnee County, OK gender ratio is 103.3:100 i.e. 103.3 men to 100 women (1.033).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 621.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 579.

Pawnee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pawnee County population: 76.57% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 10.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.78% are some other race and 11.49% are multiracial.
Pawnee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 528 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,159 (96.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pawnee County is White with a population of 12,011 (76.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,753 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Pawnee County's population decreased by 80 (0.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pawnee County's population decreased by 1,036 (6.25%), 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, Pawnee County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 15,552.