Pima County, AZ Population

Overview

1.04 million

Total Population

38.9

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

58.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

393,359

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pima County is 38.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pima County's population under 18 was 20.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pima County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pima County, 17.20% were under the age of 15, 22.12% aged 15 to 29, 40.88% aged 30 to 64, 17.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11,625 more females than males in Pima County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in Pima County, AZ.
The Pima County, AZ gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 44,901.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 43,553.

Pima County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pima County population: 69.59% are White, 3.44% are Black or African American, 3.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.84% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.17% are some other race and 11.20% are multiracial.
Pima County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 393,359 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 641,704 (62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pima County is White with a population of 720,319 (69.59% of the total population).

Pima County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,057,597 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Pima County's population increased by 133,140 (15.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pima County's population increased by 63,526 (6.47%), 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, Pima County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 848,509.