Scott County, IL Population

Overview

4,923

Total Population

44.6

Median age

50.38%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Scott County is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scott County's population under 18 was 21.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scott County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scott County, 17.55% were under the age of 15, 16.13% aged 15 to 29, 46.11% aged 30 to 64, 17.75% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Scott County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.38% females and 49.62% males in Scott County, IL.
The Scott County, IL gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 216.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 198.

Scott County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Scott County population: 96.22% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.85% are Asian, 0.33% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.04% are some other race and 2.13% are multiracial.
Scott County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,903 (99.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scott County is White with a population of 4,737 (96.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,544 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Scott County's population decreased by 214 (3.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scott County's population decreased by 389 (7.30%), 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, Scott County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,790.