Wetzel 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 | 20,314 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 20,000 | -1.5 | -314 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 20,800 | 4.0 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 20,700 | -0.5 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 21,100 | 1.9 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 21,300 | 0.9 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 21,500 | 0.9 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 21,500 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 21,800 | 1.4 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 22,000 | 0.9 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 21,874 | -0.6 | -126 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 21,816 | -0.3 | -58 |
423 | 273 | - | - |
| 1982 | 21,569 | -1.1 | -247 |
340 | 207 | - | - |
| 1983 | 21,496 | -0.3 | -73 |
317 | 216 | - | - |
| 1984 | 21,246 | -1.2 | -250 |
301 | 225 | - | - |
| 1985 | 20,812 | -2.0 | -434 |
281 | 220 | - | - |
| 1986 | 20,505 | -1.5 | -307 |
285 | 217 | - | - |
| 1987 | 20,128 | -1.8 | -377 |
272 | 225 | - | - |
| 1988 | 19,965 | -0.8 | -163 |
251 | 225 | - | - |
| 1989 | 19,581 | -1.9 | -384 |
252 | 220 | - | - |
| 1990 | 19,258 | -1.6 | -323 |
185 | 164 | - | - |
| 1991 | 19,120 | -0.7 | -138 |
340 | 258 | 1 | -140 |
| 1992 | 19,014 | -0.6 | -106 |
250 | 235 | 2 | -59 |
| 1993 | 18,907 | -0.6 | -107 |
228 | 217 | 1 | -60 |
| 1994 | 18,634 | -1.4 | -273 |
228 | 238 | 6 | -205 |
| 1995 | 18,511 | -0.7 | -123 |
225 | 230 | 5 | -59 |
| 1996 | 18,301 | -1.1 | -210 |
212 | 237 | 2 | -131 |
| 1997 | 18,099 | -1.1 | -202 |
193 | 215 | 2 | -131 |
| 1998 | 17,909 | -1.0 | -190 |
195 | 197 | 2 | -172 |
| 1999 | 17,776 | -0.7 | -133 |
188 | 197 | 1 | -77 |
| 2000 | 17,693 | -0.5 | -83 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 17,301 | -2.2 | -392 |
236 | 283 | 1 | -336 |
| 2002 | 17,183 | -0.7 | -118 |
188 | 198 | 1 | -96 |
| 2003 | 17,049 | -0.8 | -134 |
178 | 204 | 1 | -88 |
| 2004 | 17,005 | -0.3 | -44 |
217 | 226 | 0 | -23 |
| 2005 | 16,877 | -0.8 | -128 |
186 | 209 | 1 | -93 |
| 2006 | 16,636 | -1.4 | -241 |
225 | 214 | 0 | -245 |
| 2007 | 16,416 | -1.3 | -220 |
185 | 199 | 1 | -201 |
| 2008 | 16,329 | -0.5 | -87 |
191 | 187 | 0 | -72 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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