Stone County, MO Population

Overview

31,018

Total Population

54.2

Median age

50.72%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

78.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

726

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stone County is 54.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stone County's population under 18 was 16.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stone County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stone County, 13.34% were under the age of 15, 13.12% aged 15 to 29, 42.81% aged 30 to 64, 27.15% aged 65 to 84, and 3.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 444 more females than males in Stone County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.72% females and 49.28% males in Stone County, MO.
The Stone County, MO gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,715.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,647.

Stone County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Stone County population: 95.76% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.93% are some other race and 2.52% are multiracial.
Stone County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 726 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,292 (97.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stone County is White with a population of 29,703 (95.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 32,241 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Stone County's population increased by 3,665 (12.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stone County's population decreased by 1,035 (3.21%), 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, Stone County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 28,576.