Lawrence County vs. Indiana
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Lawrence County vs. Indiana
Lawrence County:
2022 Population = 45,222
2022 Percent of State = 0.66%
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 Lawrence County with comparisons to Indiana and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Lawrence 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 traces Lawrence County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Lawrence County's population rose from 37,944 in 1969 to 45,222 in 2022, for a net gain of 7,278, or 19.18%.
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 tracks 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 portrays Lawrence 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.
Lawrence County's overall population growth was 19.18% over 1969-2022 trailed 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 contrasting the population growth of Lawrence 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, Lawrence County's population comprised 0.74% of Indiana's population, while in 2022 it totaled 0.66% thereby yielding a -0.08% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.08%
=
0.66%
-
0.74%
 
   
Lawrence County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Lawrence County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Lawrence 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, Lawrence County's population grew at an annual rate of 0.33% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1971 (2.93%) and posted its lowest growth in 1982 (-0.78%). In 2022, Lawrence County's population grew by 0.39%
Lawrence County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Lawrence 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 shows the annual percent change in Lawrence 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, Lawrence County's annual population growth rate averaged 1.09%. It averaged 0.07% in the 1980s, 0.74% during the 1990s, 0.07% in the 2000s, -0.25% during the 2010s, 0.15% 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 Lawrence County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Indiana and the nation. As the chart reveals, Lawrence County's average annual population growth outpaced Indiana's average in the 1970s (1.09% vs. 0.63%), posted below Indiana's average throughout the 1980s (0.07% vs. 0.09%), amounted to less than Indiana's average during the 1990s (0.74% vs. 0.91%), fell below Indiana's average during the 2000s (0.07% vs. 0.67%), posted below Indiana's average in the 2010s (-0.25% vs. 0.46%), and amounted to less than Indiana's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.15% vs. 0.35%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Lawrence County recorded underneath the nation during the 1970s (1.09% vs. 1.10%), posted below the nation throughout the 1980s (0.07% vs. 0.95%), fell under the nation in the 1990s (0.74% vs. 1.23%), trailed the nation throughout the 2000s (0.07% vs. 0.95%), trailed the nation in the 2010s (-0.25% vs. 0.74%), and lagged the nation over 2020-2022 (0.15% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.33
1.09
0.07
0.74
0.07
-0.25
0.15
0.39
 
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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Lawrence County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
37,944
100.0
N
0.74
1970
 
38,258
100.8
0.83
0.74
1971
 
39,378
103.8
2.93
0.75
1972
 
39,887
105.1
1.29
0.75
1973
 
40,528
106.8
1.61
0.76
1974
 
41,122
108.4
1.47
0.77
1975
 
41,092
108.3
-0.07
0.77
1976
 
41,398
109.1
0.74
0.77
1977
 
41,572
109.6
0.42
0.77
1978
 
41,912
110.5
0.82
0.77
1979
 
42,259
111.4
0.83
0.77
1980
 
42,429
111.8
0.40
0.77
1981
 
42,161
111.1
-0.63
0.77
1982
 
41,832
110.2
-0.78
0.77
1983
 
41,840
110.3
0.02
0.77
1984
 
41,935
110.5
0.23
0.77
1985
 
41,942
110.5
0.02
0.77
1986
 
41,952
110.6
0.02
0.77
1987
 
41,910
110.5
-0.10
0.77
1988
 
42,062
110.9
0.36
0.77
1989
 
42,568
112.2
1.20
0.77
1990
 
42,934
113.2
0.86
0.77
1991
 
43,060
113.5
0.29
0.77
1992
 
43,364
114.3
0.71
0.76
1993
 
43,914
115.7
1.27
0.77
1994
 
44,450
117.1
1.22
0.77
1995
 
45,045
118.7
1.34
0.77
1996
 
45,352
119.5
0.68
0.77
1997
 
45,575
120.1
0.49
0.77
1998
 
45,828
120.8
0.56
0.76
1999
 
45,840
120.8
0.03
0.76
2000
 
45,915
121.0
0.16
0.75
2001
 
45,965
121.1
0.11
0.75
2002
 
46,039
121.3
0.16
0.75
2003
 
46,178
121.7
0.30
0.75
2004
 
46,106
121.5
-0.16
0.74
2005
 
46,233
121.8
0.28
0.74
2006
 
46,165
121.7
-0.15
0.73
2007
 
46,300
122.0
0.29
0.73
2008
 
46,233
121.8
-0.14
0.72
2009
 
46,138
121.6
-0.21
0.71
2010
 
46,094
121.5
-0.10
0.71
2011
 
46,089
121.5
-0.01
0.71
2012
 
46,022
121.3
-0.15
0.70
2013
 
45,757
120.6
-0.58
0.70
2014
 
45,467
119.8
-0.63
0.69
2015
 
45,341
119.5
-0.28
0.68
2016
 
45,287
119.4
-0.12
0.68
2017
 
45,278
119.3
-0.02
0.68
2018
 
45,328
119.5
0.11
0.67
2019
 
45,014
118.6
-0.69
0.67
2020
 
45,012
118.6
0.00
0.66
2021
 
45,045
118.7
0.07
0.66
2022
 
45,222
119.2
0.39
0.66
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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