Athens Reporter

Of the 15,040 citizens living in Oglethorpe County in 2020, 11,728 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 5,983 of those people were female and 5,745 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 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	5,745	38.2
Females 18 and over	5,983	39.78

Source: US Census Bureau