Ray County, MO Population

Overview

23,080

Total Population

42.3

Median age

49.97%

Female population %

100.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

606

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ray County is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ray County's population under 18 was 22.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ray County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ray County, 18.76% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 45.89% aged 30 to 64, 16.20% aged 65 to 84, and 1.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 less females than males in Ray County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.97% females and 50.03% males in Ray County, MO.
The Ray County, MO gender ratio is 100.1:100 i.e. 100.1 men to 100 women (1.001).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 969.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 993.

Ray County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ray County population: 94.33% are White, 1.10% are Black or African American, 0.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.27% are some other race and 3.22% are multiracial.
Ray County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 606 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,474 (97.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ray County is White with a population of 21,771 (94.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,813 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Ray County's population increased by 130 (0.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ray County's population decreased by 388 (1.65%), 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, Ray County's population was lowest in year 2016 at 22,740.