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Buncombe County, NC
Population and Components of Change

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 145,056-- ----
1971 148,0002.02,944 ----
1972 148,8000.5800 ----
1973 150,5001.11,700 ----
1974 152,4001.31,900 ----
1975 153,4000.71,000 ----
1976 153,8000.3400 ----
1977 155,8001.32,000 ----
1978 158,2001.52,400 ----
1979 159,9001.11,700 ----
1980 160,9340.61,034 ----
1981 161,9410.61,007 2,4811,996--
1982 163,6931.11,752 1,9831,603--
1983 163,8100.1117 1,9851,614--
1984 165,3470.91,537 1,9711,658--
1985 167,1341.11,787 2,0191,711--
1986 168,4250.81,291 2,0801,730--
1987 169,5760.71,151 2,2061,749--
1988 171,0150.81,439 2,3321,800--
1989 173,1341.22,119 2,3691,820--
1990 174,3570.71,223 1,7841,346--
1991 178,4092.34,052 3,0192,286422,385
1992 181,7101.93,301 2,3341,976542,145
1993 185,7382.24,028 2,3351,881782,769
1994 189,3161.93,578 2,3171,980582,411
1995 192,9971.93,681 2,2252,004862,506
1996 196,1701.63,173 2,2482,112762,052
1997 198,8141.32,644 2,3592,085941,368
1998 201,6751.42,861 2,3522,1041431,560
1999 204,3401.32,665 2,4982,1711721,354
2000 206,3301.01,990 ----
2001 208,4321.02,102 3,2392,7646111,218
2002 210,6231.12,191 2,5342,1824531,539
2003 213,1141.22,491 2,4572,2243902,021
2004 215,7771.22,663 2,5912,1403822,031
2005 218,6051.32,828 2,6052,2513942,280
2006 222,5281.83,923 2,6652,1424003,117
2007 226,4001.73,872 2,8812,2063582,779
2008 229,0471.22,647 2,8812,2393621,534
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.

 
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