McDowell County, WV Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 50,666 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 50,800 | 0.3 | 134 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 50,800 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 50,300 | -1.0 | -500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 50,500 | 0.4 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 51,200 | 1.4 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 52,000 | 1.6 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 52,200 | 0.4 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 51,800 | -0.8 | -400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 51,100 | -1.4 | -700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 49,899 | -2.4 | -1,201 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 48,980 | -1.8 | -919 |
1,076 | 605 | - | - |
| 1982 | 48,280 | -1.4 | -700 |
810 | 477 | - | - |
| 1983 | 47,684 | -1.2 | -596 |
755 | 511 | - | - |
| 1984 | 46,083 | -3.4 | -1,601 |
692 | 492 | - | - |
| 1985 | 44,755 | -2.9 | -1,328 |
654 | 462 | - | - |
| 1986 | 43,393 | -3.0 | -1,362 |
631 | 480 | - | - |
| 1987 | 41,177 | -5.1 | -2,216 |
598 | 478 | - | - |
| 1988 | 38,653 | -6.1 | -2,524 |
549 | 483 | - | - |
| 1989 | 36,364 | -5.9 | -2,289 |
527 | 460 | - | - |
| 1990 | 35,233 | -3.1 | -1,131 |
398 | 318 | - | - |
| 1991 | 34,159 | -3.0 | -1,074 |
594 | 565 | -4 | -833 |
| 1992 | 33,555 | -1.8 | -604 |
437 | 449 | 4 | -385 |
| 1993 | 32,887 | -2.0 | -668 |
459 | 385 | 6 | -535 |
| 1994 | 32,111 | -2.4 | -776 |
373 | 407 | 5 | -538 |
| 1995 | 31,338 | -2.4 | -773 |
390 | 445 | 5 | -538 |
| 1996 | 30,227 | -3.5 | -1,111 |
360 | 447 | 4 | -866 |
| 1997 | 29,270 | -3.2 | -957 |
338 | 429 | -3 | -726 |
| 1998 | 28,560 | -2.4 | -710 |
342 | 382 | 2 | -526 |
| 1999 | 27,848 | -2.5 | -712 |
336 | 386 | 1 | -659 |
| 2000 | 27,329 | -1.9 | -519 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 26,345 | -3.6 | -984 |
389 | 536 | 2 | -815 |
| 2002 | 25,784 | -2.1 | -561 |
280 | 389 | 2 | -435 |
| 2003 | 25,038 | -2.9 | -746 |
297 | 362 | 2 | -687 |
| 2004 | 24,324 | -2.9 | -714 |
307 | 372 | 1 | -620 |
| 2005 | 23,772 | -2.3 | -552 |
284 | 397 | 2 | -426 |
| 2006 | 23,347 | -1.8 | -425 |
264 | 341 | 1 | -339 |
| 2007 | 22,978 | -1.6 | -369 |
306 | 356 | 2 | -313 |
| 2008 | 22,707 | -1.2 | -271 |
267 | 340 | 1 | -174 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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