Yuma County, AZ Population

Overview

202,944

Total Population

34.8

Median age

48.30%

Female population %

107:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

67.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

131,4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Yuma County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Yuma County is 34.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yuma County's population under 18 was 25.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yuma County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yuma County, 21.15% were under the age of 15, 22.48% aged 15 to 29, 37.40% aged 30 to 64, 16.84% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6,880 less females than males in Yuma County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.30% females and 51.70% males in Yuma County, AZ.
The Yuma County, AZ gender ratio is 107:100 i.e. 107 men to 100 women (1.070).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 9,782.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 7,316.

Yuma County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yuma County population: 66.46% are White, 2.07% are Black or African American, 1.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.13% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.04% are some other race and 18.79% are multiracial.
Yuma County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 131,4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 71,544 (35.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yuma County is White with a population of 134,869 (66.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 214,182 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Yuma County's population increased by 36,492 (22.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yuma County's population increased by 7,380 (3.74%), 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, Yuma County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 160,656.