Perry County, IL Population

Overview

21,158

Total Population

41.5

Median age

44.91%

Female population %

122.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

52.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

689

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perry County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry County's population under 18 was 19.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry County, 15.68% were under the age of 15, 19.41% aged 15 to 29, 46.33% aged 30 to 64, 16.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,154 less females than males in Perry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.91% females and 55.09% males in Perry County, IL.
The Perry County, IL gender ratio is 122.7:100 i.e. 122.7 men to 100 women (1.227).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 974.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 671.

Perry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry County population: 86.84% are White, 8.51% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.59% are Asian, 1.12% are some other race and 2.86% are multiracial.
Perry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 689 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,469 (96.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry County is White with a population of 18,373 (86.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,003 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Perry County's population decreased by 687 (2.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry County's population decreased by 1,434 (6.43%), 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, Perry County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 20,588.