Overview
          60,233
                  Total Population
                44.0
                  Median age
                50.14%
                  Female population %
                99.5:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                55-59 years
                  Largest age group
                66.1
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                919
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bradford County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bradford County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Bradford County's population under 18 was 22.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Bradford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Bradford County, 18.56% were under the age of 15, 16.44% aged 15 to 29, 43.76% aged 30 to 64, 18.16% aged 65 to 84, and 3.09% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 163 more females than males in Bradford County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Bradford County, PA.
 - The Bradford County, PA gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,647.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,358.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Bradford County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bradford County population: 96% are White, 0.70% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.63% are some other race and 1.95% are multiracial.
 - Bradford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
 - By ethnicity, 919 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 59,314 (98.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Bradford County is White with a population of 57,824 (96% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Bradford County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 63,111 in the year 2011
 - From 2000 to 2010, Bradford County's population decreased by 1 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Bradford County's population decreased by 2,762 (4.40%), 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, Bradford County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 59,866.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)