| − | At the 2010 census, Ripley County had a population of 14,100. | + | At the 2010 census, Ripley County had a population of 14,100. The population density was 22.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was about 96.80% White, 0.35% African-American, 0.88% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.22% from some other race, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.01% of the population. |
| | + | The median age in the county was 40.6 years. 23.45% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.77% was between the ages of 18 and 24, 22.40% was between the ages of 25 and 44, 27.61% was between the ages of 45 and 64, and 18.76% was 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 49.5% male, 50.5% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> |