Walworth County, SD Population

Overview

5,355

Total Population

41.4

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

76.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

109

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Walworth County is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Walworth County's population under 18 was 22.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Walworth County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Walworth County, 20.21% were under the age of 15, 13.46% aged 15 to 29, 43.34% aged 30 to 64, 20.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 159 more females than males in Walworth County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Walworth County, SD.
The Walworth County, SD gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 261.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 290.

Walworth County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Walworth County population: 79.50% are White, 3.68% are Black or African American, 11.95% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.19% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 4.18% are multiracial.
Walworth County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 109 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,246 (97.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Walworth County is White with a population of 4,257 (79.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,914 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Walworth County's population decreased by 471 (7.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Walworth County's population decreased by 157 (2.88%), 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, Walworth County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 5,246.