Jackson County vs. Indiana
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Jackson County vs. Indiana
Jackson County:
2022 Population = 46,300
2022 Percent of State = 0.68%
Indiana:
2022 Population = 6,833,037
2022 Percent of U.S. = 2.05%
Attracting and retaining people to live, work, raise a family, and retire underlies the economic vitality of any region. Population growth is both a cause--and a consequence--of economic growth. Patterns of population growth and change reflect differences among regions to attract and retain people both as producers and consumers in their economy.
The following graphs offer a broad overview of trends in the pattern of population growth and change of Jackson County with comparisons to Indiana and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Jackson County vs. Indiana's population growth over 1969-2022. The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Population, 1969-2022
Population, 1969-2022
Figure 1.
Figure 1 tracks Jackson County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Jackson County's population rose from 32,970 in 1969 to 46,300 in 2022, for a net gain of 13,330, or 40.43%.
NOTE: The county and state population totals reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are from the Bureau of Census midyear (July 1) estimates. These estimates may differ from those prepared independently in some states by various agencies and/or universities.
Population, 1969-2022
Population, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Indiana's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Indiana's population rose from 5,143,000 in 1969 to 6,833,037 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,690,037, or 32.86%.
NOTE: The county and state population totals reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are from the Bureau of Census midyear (July 1) estimates. These estimates may differ from those prepared independently in some states by various agencies and/or universities.
Population Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Population Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Jackson County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Indiana, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's population in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the populations in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in population growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Jackson County's overall population growth was 40.43% over 1969-2022 outpaced Indiana's increase of 32.86%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Indiana Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Indiana Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of comparing the population growth of Jackson County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Indiana's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Indiana's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Jackson County's population totaled 0.64% of Indiana's population, while in 2022 it equated to 0.68% thereby yielding a +0.04% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+0.04%
=
0.68%
-
0.64%
 
   
Jackson County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Jackson County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Jackson County's population growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also illustrated on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Jackson County's population grew at an annual rate of 0.64% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1995 (2.16%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1971 (-0.48%). In 2022, Jackson County's population grew by 0.03%
Jackson County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Jackson County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again depicts the annual percent change in Jackson County's population since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Jackson County's annual population growth rate averaged 0.89%. It averaged 0.41% in the 1980s, 0.94% during the 1990s, 0.15% throughout the 2000s, 0.99% in the 2010s, 0.12% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Jackson County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Indiana and the nation. As the chart reveals, Jackson County's average annual population growth exceeded Indiana's average during the 1970s (0.89% vs. 0.63%), registered above Indiana's average during the 1980s (0.41% vs. 0.09%), outgained Indiana's average in the 1990s (0.94% vs. 0.91%), recorded under Indiana's average in the 2000s (0.15% vs. 0.67%), recorded above Indiana's average during the 2010s (0.99% vs. 0.46%), and recorded under Indiana's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.12% vs. 0.35%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Jackson County posted below the nation during the 1970s (0.89% vs. 1.10%), trailed the nation over the 1980s (0.41% vs. 0.95%), trailed the nation over the 1990s (0.94% vs. 1.23%), recorded underneath the nation during the 2000s (0.15% vs. 0.95%), outperformed the nation throughout the 2010s (0.99% vs. 0.74%), and fell under the nation over 2020-2022 (0.12% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.64
0.89
0.41
0.94
0.15
0.99
0.12
0.03
 
0.54
0.63
0.09
0.91
0.67
0.46
0.35
0.29
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Jackson County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
32,970
100.0
N
0.64
1970
 
33,119
100.5
0.45
0.64
1971
 
32,961
100.0
-0.48
0.63
1972
 
33,360
101.2
1.21
0.63
1973
 
34,040
103.2
2.04
0.64
1974
 
34,251
103.9
0.62
0.64
1975
 
34,564
104.8
0.91
0.65
1976
 
34,704
105.3
0.41
0.65
1977
 
34,960
106.0
0.74
0.65
1978
 
35,428
107.5
1.34
0.65
1979
 
36,000
109.2
1.61
0.66
1980
 
36,623
111.1
1.73
0.67
1981
 
36,941
112.0
0.87
0.67
1982
 
37,145
112.7
0.55
0.68
1983
 
37,022
112.3
-0.33
0.68
1984
 
37,145
112.7
0.33
0.68
1985
 
37,138
112.6
-0.02
0.68
1986
 
37,074
112.4
-0.17
0.68
1987
 
37,144
112.7
0.19
0.68
1988
 
37,215
112.9
0.19
0.68
1989
 
37,498
113.7
0.76
0.68
1990
 
37,839
114.8
0.91
0.68
1991
 
38,309
116.2
1.24
0.68
1992
 
38,567
117.0
0.67
0.68
1993
 
39,034
118.4
1.21
0.68
1994
 
39,333
119.3
0.77
0.68
1995
 
40,184
121.9
2.16
0.69
1996
 
40,375
122.5
0.48
0.68
1997
 
40,802
123.8
1.06
0.69
1998
 
40,860
123.9
0.14
0.68
1999
 
41,159
124.8
0.73
0.68
2000
 
41,428
125.7
0.65
0.68
2001
 
41,343
125.4
-0.21
0.67
2002
 
41,335
125.4
-0.02
0.67
2003
 
41,403
125.6
0.16
0.67
2004
 
41,417
125.6
0.03
0.66
2005
 
41,683
126.4
0.64
0.66
2006
 
41,725
126.6
0.10
0.66
2007
 
41,693
126.5
-0.08
0.65
2008
 
41,705
126.5
0.03
0.65
2009
 
41,798
126.8
0.22
0.65
2010
 
42,634
129.3
2.00
0.66
2011
 
43,174
130.9
1.27
0.66
2012
 
43,453
131.8
0.65
0.66
2013
 
44,118
133.8
1.53
0.67
2014
 
44,600
135.3
1.09
0.67
2015
 
44,986
136.4
0.87
0.68
2016
 
45,301
137.4
0.70
0.68
2017
 
45,462
137.9
0.36
0.68
2018
 
45,786
138.9
0.71
0.68
2019
 
46,136
139.9
0.76
0.68
2020
 
46,461
140.9
0.70
0.68
2021
 
46,285
140.4
-0.38
0.68
2022
 
46,300
140.4
0.03
0.68
Source: Calculations by the Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (IN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Indiana:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
5,143,000
100.0
N
2.55
1970
 
5,203,700
101.2
1.18
2.55
1971
 
5,249,921
102.1
0.89
2.54
1972
 
5,296,129
103.0
0.88
2.53
1973
 
5,329,122
103.6
0.62
2.52
1974
 
5,349,886
104.0
0.39
2.51
1975
 
5,351,080
104.0
0.02
2.48
1976
 
5,371,552
104.4
0.38
2.47
1977
 
5,405,075
105.1
0.62
2.46
1978
 
5,446,403
105.9
0.76
2.45
1979
 
5,474,909
106.5
0.52
2.44
1980
 
5,490,721
106.8
0.29
2.42
1981
 
5,480,440
106.6
-0.19
2.39
1982
 
5,467,918
106.3
-0.23
2.36
1983
 
5,450,396
106.0
-0.32
2.33
1984
 
5,458,322
106.1
0.15
2.31
1985
 
5,459,214
106.1
0.02
2.29
1986
 
5,454,103
106.0
-0.09
2.27
1987
 
5,473,023
106.4
0.35
2.26
1988
 
5,491,733
106.8
0.34
2.25
1989
 
5,523,679
107.4
0.58
2.24
1990
 
5,557,798
108.1
0.62
2.23
1991
 
5,616,388
109.2
1.05
2.22
1992
 
5,674,547
110.3
1.04
2.21
1993
 
5,739,019
111.6
1.14
2.21
1994
 
5,793,526
112.6
0.95
2.20
1995
 
5,851,459
113.8
1.00
2.20
1996
 
5,906,013
114.8
0.93
2.19
1997
 
5,955,267
115.8
0.83
2.18
1998
 
5,998,880
116.6
0.73
2.17
1999
 
6,044,969
117.5
0.77
2.17
2000
 
6,091,866
118.4
0.78
2.16
2001
 
6,127,760
119.1
0.59
2.15
2002
 
6,155,967
119.7
0.46
2.14
2003
 
6,196,638
120.5
0.66
2.14
2004
 
6,233,007
121.2
0.59
2.13
2005
 
6,278,616
122.1
0.73
2.12
2006
 
6,332,669
123.1
0.86
2.12
2007
 
6,379,599
124.0
0.74
2.12
2008
 
6,424,806
124.9
0.71
2.11
2009
 
6,459,325
125.6
0.54
2.11
2010
 
6,491,352
126.2
0.50
2.10
2011
 
6,521,259
126.8
0.46
2.09
2012
 
6,546,242
127.3
0.38
2.08
2013
 
6,581,101
128.0
0.53
2.08
2014
 
6,609,839
128.5
0.44
2.07
2015
 
6,628,556
128.9
0.28
2.06
2016
 
6,658,366
129.5
0.45
2.05
2017
 
6,685,900
130.0
0.41
2.05
2018
 
6,725,753
130.8
0.60
2.05
2019
 
6,761,742
131.5
0.54
2.05
2020
 
6,788,799
132.0
0.40
2.05
2021
 
6,813,532
132.5
0.36
2.05
2022
 
6,833,037
132.9
0.29
2.05
Source: Calculations by the Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (IN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
201,298,000
100.0
N
1970
 
203,798,722
101.2
1.24
1971
 
206,817,509
102.7
1.48
1972
 
209,274,882
104.0
1.19
1973
 
211,349,205
105.0
0.99
1974
 
213,333,635
106.0
0.94
1975
 
215,456,585
107.0
1.00
1976
 
217,553,859
108.1
0.97
1977
 
219,760,875
109.2
1.01
1978
 
222,098,244
110.3
1.06
1979
 
224,568,579
111.6
1.11
1980
 
227,224,719
112.9
1.18
1981
 
229,465,744
114.0
0.99
1982
 
231,664,432
115.1
0.96
1983
 
233,792,014
116.1
0.92
1984
 
235,824,907
117.2
0.87
1985
 
237,923,734
118.2
0.89
1986
 
240,132,831
119.3
0.93
1987
 
242,288,936
120.4
0.90
1988
 
244,499,004
121.5
0.91
1989
 
246,819,222
122.6
0.95
1990
 
249,622,814
124.0
1.14
1991
 
252,980,941
125.7
1.35
1992
 
256,514,224
127.4
1.40
1993
 
259,918,588
129.1
1.33
1994
 
263,125,821
130.7
1.23
1995
 
266,278,393
132.3
1.20
1996
 
269,394,284
133.8
1.17
1997
 
272,646,925
135.4
1.21
1998
 
275,854,104
137.0
1.18
1999
 
279,040,168
138.6
1.15
2000
 
282,162,411
140.2
1.12
2001
 
284,968,955
141.6
0.99
2002
 
287,625,193
142.9
0.93
2003
 
290,107,933
144.1
0.86
2004
 
292,805,298
145.5
0.93
2005
 
295,516,599
146.8
0.93
2006
 
298,379,912
148.2
0.97
2007
 
301,231,207
149.6
0.96
2008
 
304,093,966
151.1
0.95
2009
 
306,771,529
152.4
0.88
2010
 
309,378,433
153.7
0.85
2011
 
311,841,632
154.9
0.80
2012
 
314,344,331
156.2
0.80
2013
 
316,735,375
157.3
0.76
2014
 
319,270,047
158.6
0.80
2015
 
321,829,327
159.9
0.80
2016
 
324,367,742
161.1
0.79
2017
 
326,623,063
162.3
0.70
2018
 
328,542,157
163.2
0.59
2019
 
330,233,102
164.1
0.51
2020
 
331,511,512
164.7
0.39
2021
 
332,031,554
164.9
0.16
2022
 
333,287,557
165.6
0.38
Source: Calculations by the Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (IN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_100_PN
 
   
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