High Country Times

Of the 68,469 citizens living in Wilkes County in 2019, 54,375 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 27,860 of those people were female and 26,515 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	26,515	38.73
Females 18 and over	27,860	40.69

Source: US Census Bureau