Sargent County, ND Population

Overview

3,839

Total Population

44.6

Median age

45.77%

Female population %

118.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

122

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sargent County is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sargent County's population under 18 was 21.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sargent County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sargent County, 17.17% were under the age of 15, 16.49% aged 15 to 29, 44.02% aged 30 to 64, 19.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 325 less females than males in Sargent County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.77% females and 54.23% males in Sargent County, ND.
The Sargent County, ND gender ratio is 118.5:100 i.e. 118.5 men to 100 women (1.185).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 188.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 164.

Sargent County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sargent County population: 92.94% are White, 2.19% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are Asian, 1.02% are some other race and 3.07% are multiracial.
Sargent County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,717 (96.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sargent County is White with a population of 3,568 (92.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,342 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sargent County's population decreased by 530 (12.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sargent County's population increased by 24 (0.63%), 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, Sargent County's population was lowest in year 2011 at 3,791.