Talbot County, MD Population

Overview

37,510

Total Population

51.0

Median age

52.50%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

79.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,647

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Talbot County is 51.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Talbot County's population under 18 was 18.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Talbot County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Talbot County, 15.03% were under the age of 15, 14.09% aged 15 to 29, 41.77% aged 30 to 64, 23.97% aged 65 to 84, and 5.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,872 more females than males in Talbot County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.50% females and 47.50% males in Talbot County, MD.
The Talbot County, MD gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,451.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,711.

Talbot County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Talbot County population: 80.42% are White, 11.33% are Black or African American, 0.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.26% are Asian, 0.93% are some other race and 5.40% are multiracial.
Talbot County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,647 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34,863 (92.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Talbot County is White with a population of 30,164 (80.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 37,995 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Talbot County's population increased by 4,008 (11.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Talbot County's population decreased by 395 (1.04%), 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, Talbot County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 33,868.