Nonmetro population change and components of change, 1976-2017

Percent change from previous year
Line chart with 42 years and 3 lines.

Group 1, 1976.
Line 1, Net migration 0.85.
Line 2, Natural change 0.55.
Line 3, Total population change 1.4.
Group 2, 1977.
Line 1, Net migration 0.89.
Line 2, Natural change 0.6.
Line 3, Total population change 1.49.
Group 3, 1978.
Line 1, Net migration 0.67.
Line 2, Natural change 0.63.
Line 3, Total population change 1.3.
Group 4, 1979.
Line 1, Net migration 0.73.
Line 2, Natural change 0.64.
Line 3, Total population change 1.38.
Group 5, 1980.
Line 1, Net migration 0.55.
Line 2, Natural change 0.63.
Line 3, Total population change 1.19.
Group 6, 1981.
Line 1, Net migration 0.15.
Line 2, Natural change 0.67.
Line 3, Total population change 0.82.
Group 7, 1982.
Line 1, Net migration 0.01.
Line 2, Natural change 0.66.
Line 3, Total population change 0.67.
Group 8, 1983.
Line 1, Net migration -0.07.
Line 2, Natural change 0.62.
Line 3, Total population change 0.55.
Group 9, 1984.
Line 1, Net migration -0.17.
Line 2, Natural change 0.57.
Line 3, Total population change 0.4.
Group 10, 1985.
Line 1, Net migration -0.39.
Line 2, Natural change 0.55.
Line 3, Total population change 0.16.
Group 11, 1986.
Line 1, Net migration -0.45.
Line 2, Natural change 0.51.
Line 3, Total population change 0.06.
Group 12, 1987.
Line 1, Net migration -0.35.
Line 2, Natural change 0.47.
Line 3, Total population change 0.12.
Group 13, 1988.
Line 1, Net migration -0.12.
Line 2, Natural change 0.45.
Line 3, Total population change 0.33.
Group 14, 1989.
Line 1, Net migration -0.06.
Line 2, Natural change 0.46.
Line 3, Total population change 0.4.
Group 15, 1990.
Line 1, Net migration 0.22.
Line 2, Natural change 0.47.
Line 3, Total population change 0.69.
Group 16, 1991.
Line 1, Net migration 0.5.
Line 2, Natural change 0.47.
Line 3, Total population change 0.97.
Group 17, 1992.
Line 1, Net migration 0.69.
Line 2, Natural change 0.42.
Line 3, Total population change 1.11.
Group 18, 1993.
Line 1, Net migration 0.87.
Line 2, Natural change 0.37.
Line 3, Total population change 1.23.
Group 19, 1994.
Line 1, Net migration 0.86.
Line 2, Natural change 0.31.
Line 3, Total population change 1.17.
Group 20, 1995.
Line 1, Net migration 0.91.
Line 2, Natural change 0.31.
Line 3, Total population change 1.22.
Group 21, 1996.
Line 1, Net migration 0.74.
Line 2, Natural change 0.27.
Line 3, Total population change 1.01.
Group 22, 1997.
Line 1, Net migration 0.63.
Line 2, Natural change 0.27.
Line 3, Total population change 0.91.
Group 23, 1998.
Line 1, Net migration 0.5.
Line 2, Natural change 0.28.
Line 3, Total population change 0.78.
Group 24, 1999.
Line 1, Net migration 0.43.
Line 2, Natural change 0.28.
Line 3, Total population change 0.71.
Group 25, 2000.
Line 1, Net migration 0.21.
Line 2, Natural change 0.25.
Line 3, Total population change 0.46.
Group 26, 2001.
Line 1, Net migration -0.02.
Line 2, Natural change 0.23.
Line 3, Total population change 0.21.
Group 27, 2002.
Line 1, Net migration 0.17.
Line 2, Natural change 0.2.
Line 3, Total population change 0.37.
Group 28, 2003.
Line 1, Net migration 0.24.
Line 2, Natural change 0.2.
Line 3, Total population change 0.44.
Group 29, 2004.
Line 1, Net migration 0.31.
Line 2, Natural change 0.2.
Line 3, Total population change 0.52.
Group 30, 2005.
Line 1, Net migration 0.33.
Line 2, Natural change 0.22.
Line 3, Total population change 0.55.
Group 31, 2006.
Line 1, Net migration 0.49.
Line 2, Natural change 0.25.
Line 3, Total population change 0.74.
Group 32, 2007.
Line 1, Net migration 0.26.
Line 2, Natural change 0.28.
Line 3, Total population change 0.54.
Group 33, 2008.
Line 1, Net migration 0.18.
Line 2, Natural change 0.28.
Line 3, Total population change 0.46.
Group 34, 2009.
Line 1, Net migration 0.03.
Line 2, Natural change 0.26.
Line 3, Total population change 0.29.
Group 35, 2010.
Line 1, Net migration -0.07.
Line 2, Natural change 0.19.
Line 3, Total population change 0.12.
Group 36, 2011.
Line 1, Net migration -0.18.
Line 2, Natural change 0.12.
Line 3, Total population change -0.06.
Group 37, 2012.
Line 1, Net migration -0.25.
Line 2, Natural change 0.12.
Line 3, Total population change -0.13.
Group 38, 2013.
Line 1, Net migration -0.21.
Line 2, Natural change 0.08.
Line 3, Total population change -0.13.
Group 39, 2014.
Line 1, Net migration -0.19.
Line 2, Natural change 0.09.
Line 3, Total population change -0.1.
Group 40, 2015.
Line 1, Net migration -0.16.
Line 2, Natural change 0.06.
Line 3, Total population change -0.1.
Group 41, 2016.
Line 1, Net migration -0.11.
Line 2, Natural change 0.08.
Line 3, Total population change -0.03.
Group 42, 2017.
Line 1, Net migration 0.
Line 2, Natural change 0.08.
Line 3, Total population change 0.07.

Note: Metro status changed for some counties in 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.