Pemiscot County, MO Population

Overview

15,949

Total Population

38.0

Median age

52.98%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

451

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pemiscot County is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pemiscot County's population under 18 was 26.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pemiscot County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pemiscot County, 21.70% were under the age of 15, 18.83% aged 15 to 29, 42.57% aged 30 to 64, 14.83% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 949 more females than males in Pemiscot County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.98% females and 47.02% males in Pemiscot County, MO.
The Pemiscot County, MO gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 597.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 708.

Pemiscot County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pemiscot County population: 69.11% are White, 26.45% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.03% are Asian, 0.58% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
Pemiscot County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 451 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,498 (97.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pemiscot County is White with a population of 11,023 (69.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,060 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Pemiscot County's population decreased by 1,800 (8.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pemiscot County's population decreased by 2,675 (14.65%), 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, Pemiscot County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,841.