Okeechobee Times

Of the 104,574 citizens living in Highlands County in 2020, 86,894 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 44,988 of those people were female and 41,906 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	41,906	40.07
Females 18 and over	44,988	43.02

Source: US Census Bureau