Screven County, GA Population

Overview

14,028

Total Population

41.9

Median age

51.60%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

355

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Screven County is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Screven County's population under 18 was 21.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Screven County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Screven County, 17.17% were under the age of 15, 17.74% aged 15 to 29, 46.02% aged 30 to 64, 17.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 448 more females than males in Screven County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.60% females and 48.40% males in Screven County, GA.
The Screven County, GA gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 586.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 733.

Screven County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Screven County population: 55.81% are White, 41.27% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.02% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 1.46% are multiracial.
Screven County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 355 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,673 (97.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Screven County is White with a population of 7,829 (55.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,352 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Screven County's population decreased by 853 (5.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Screven County's population decreased by 421 (2.90%), 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, Screven County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 13,945.