Ripley County, MO Population

Overview

11,032

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

164

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ripley County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ripley County's population under 18 was 23.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ripley County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ripley County, 19.70% were under the age of 15, 16.30% aged 15 to 29, 43.69% aged 30 to 64, 18.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 206 more females than males in Ripley County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Ripley County, MO.
The Ripley County, MO gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 438.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 515.

Ripley County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ripley County population: 95.24% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.63% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.60% are some other race and 3.04% are multiracial.
Ripley County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 164 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,868 (98.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ripley County is White with a population of 10,507 (95.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,143 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Ripley County's population increased by 645 (4.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ripley County's population decreased by 3,432 (24.34%), 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, Ripley County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 10,619.