Galesburg Reporter

Of the 34,137 citizens living in Effingham County in 2019, 26,043 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 13,218 of those people were female and 12,825 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	12,825	37.57
Females 18 and over	13,218	38.72

Source: US Census Bureau