Yellow Medicine County, MN Population

Overview

9,616

Total Population

42.5

Median age

49.98%

Female population %

100.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

47

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Yellow Medicine County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yellow Medicine County's population under 18 was 22.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yellow Medicine County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yellow Medicine County, 19.16% were under the age of 15, 17.40% aged 15 to 29, 42.81% aged 30 to 64, 17.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 less females than males in Yellow Medicine County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.98% females and 50.02% males in Yellow Medicine County, MN.
The Yellow Medicine County, MN gender ratio is 100.1:100 i.e. 100.1 men to 100 women (1.001).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 451.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 405.

Yellow Medicine County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yellow Medicine County population: 91.66% are White, 0.74% are Black or African American, 2.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 2.01% are some other race and 2.81% are multiracial.
Yellow Medicine County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 47 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,146 (95.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yellow Medicine County is White with a population of 8,814 (91.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,198 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Yellow Medicine County's population decreased by 769 (6.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yellow Medicine County's population decreased by 925 (8.87%), 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, Yellow Medicine County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 9,446.