Overview
12,203
Total Population
50.4
Median age
49.68%
Female population %
101.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
68.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
169
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Koochiching County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Koochiching County is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Koochiching County's population under 18 was 17.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Koochiching County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Koochiching County, 14.25% were under the age of 15, 14.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.50% aged 30 to 64, 22.63% aged 65 to 84, and 3.73% were 85 years of age and older.
![Koochiching County, MN population by age group The graph shows Koochiching County's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/koochiching-county-mn-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 79 less females than males in Koochiching County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.68% females and 50.32% males in Koochiching County, MN.
- The Koochiching County, MN gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 574.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 551.
![Koochiching County, MN population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Koochiching County, MN population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/koochiching-county-mn-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Koochiching County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Koochiching County population: 91.69% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 2.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.19% are Asian, 0.67% are some other race and 4.70% are multiracial.
- Koochiching County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 169 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,034 (98.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Koochiching County is White with a population of 11,189 (91.69% of the total population).
![Koochiching County, MN population by race The bar chart shows Koochiching County, MN population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/koochiching-county-mn-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Koochiching County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 14,241 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Koochiching County's population decreased by 921 (6.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Koochiching County's population decreased by 1,295 (9.72%), 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, Koochiching County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,844.
![Koochiching County, MN population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Koochiching County's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-koochiching-county-mn-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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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)