Rabun County, GA Population

Overview

16,731

Total Population

49.8

Median age

50.95%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

71.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,321

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rabun County is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rabun County's population under 18 was 16.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rabun County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rabun County, 13.58% were under the age of 15, 15.73% aged 15 to 29, 42.44% aged 30 to 64, 25.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 317 more females than males in Rabun County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.95% females and 49.05% males in Rabun County, GA.
The Rabun County, GA gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 771.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 732.

Rabun County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rabun County population: 90.88% are White, 1.37% are Black or African American, 0.57% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.95% are some other race and 5.22% are multiracial.
Rabun County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,321 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,41 (92.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rabun County is White with a population of 15,205 (90.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,206 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Rabun County's population increased by 1,197 (7.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rabun County's population increased by 638 (3.92%), 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, Rabun County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,079.