Trigg County, KY Population

Overview

14,067

Total Population

45.7

Median age

50.31%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

332

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Trigg County is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Trigg County's population under 18 was 22.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Trigg County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Trigg County, 17.90% were under the age of 15, 16.77% aged 15 to 29, 42.85% aged 30 to 64, 21.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 87 more females than males in Trigg County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.31% females and 49.69% males in Trigg County, KY.
The Trigg County, KY gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 603.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 752.

Trigg County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Trigg County population: 89.20% are White, 7.19% are Black or African American, 0.27% are Asian, 0.06% are some other race and 3.27% are multiracial.
Trigg County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 332 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,735 (97.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Trigg County is White with a population of 12,548 (89.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,666 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Trigg County's population increased by 1,698 (13.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Trigg County's population decreased by 241 (1.68%), 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, Trigg County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 12,623.