Tripp County, SD Population

Overview

5,615

Total Population

42.6

Median age

49.44%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

72.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tripp County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tripp County's population under 18 was 23.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tripp County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tripp County, 20.41% were under the age of 15, 15.83% aged 15 to 29, 42.32% aged 30 to 64, 17.45% aged 65 to 84, and 3.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 63 less females than males in Tripp County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.44% females and 50.56% males in Tripp County, SD.
The Tripp County, SD gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 300.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 209.

Tripp County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tripp County population: 79.64% are White, 0.71% are Black or African American, 15.98% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.14% are some other race and 3.01% are multiracial.
Tripp County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,575 (99.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tripp County is White with a population of 4,472 (79.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,375 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Tripp County's population decreased by 728 (11.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tripp County's population decreased by 44 (0.78%), 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, Tripp County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 5,423.