Smith County, TN Population

Overview

19,820

Total Population

40.5

Median age

49.79%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

602

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Smith County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smith County's population under 18 was 22.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smith County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smith County, 18.51% were under the age of 15, 17.79% aged 15 to 29, 47.28% aged 30 to 64, 14.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 less females than males in Smith County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.79% females and 50.21% males in Smith County, TN.
The Smith County, TN gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 968.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 773.

Smith County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Smith County population: 91.42% are White, 2.32% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 1.08% are some other race and 4.54% are multiracial.
Smith County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 602 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,218 (96.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smith County is White with a population of 18,12 (91.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,489 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Smith County's population increased by 1,372 (7.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smith County's population increased by 843 (4.41%), 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, Smith County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,755.