Sequatchie County, TN Population

Overview

15,727

Total Population

44.6

Median age

48.77%

Female population %

105:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

592

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sequatchie County is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sequatchie County's population under 18 was 19.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sequatchie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sequatchie County, 15.59% were under the age of 15, 17.83% aged 15 to 29, 45.81% aged 30 to 64, 19.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 387 less females than males in Sequatchie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.77% females and 51.23% males in Sequatchie County, TN.
The Sequatchie County, TN gender ratio is 105:100 i.e. 105 men to 100 women (1.050).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 723.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 640.

Sequatchie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sequatchie County population: 95.20% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.91% are some other race and 2.15% are multiracial.
Sequatchie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 592 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,135 (96.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sequatchie County is White with a population of 14,972 (95.20% of the total population).

Sequatchie County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 16,909 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sequatchie County's population increased by 2,823 (24.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sequatchie County's population increased by 1,726 (12.22%), 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, Sequatchie County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,301.