Wyoming County vs. Pennsylvania
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Wyoming County vs. Pennsylvania
Wyoming County:
2022 Population = 26,014
2022 Percent of State = 0.20%
Pennsylvania:
2022 Population = 12,972,008
2022 Percent of U.S. = 3.89%
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 Wyoming County with comparisons to Pennsylvania and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Wyoming County vs. Pennsylvania'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 Wyoming County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Wyoming County's population rose from 18,835 in 1969 to 26,014 in 2022, for a net gain of 7,179, or 38.12%.
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 Pennsylvania's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Pennsylvania's population rose from 11,741,000 in 1969 to 12,972,008 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,231,008, or 10.48%.
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 Wyoming County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Pennsylvania, 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.
Wyoming County's overall population growth was 38.12% over 1969-2022 outpaced Pennsylvania's increase of 10.48%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Pennsylvania Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Pennsylvania Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of comparing the population growth of Wyoming County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Pennsylvania's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Pennsylvania's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Wyoming County's population comprised 0.16% of Pennsylvania's population, while in 2022 it equated to 0.20% thereby yielding a +0.04% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+0.04%
=
0.20%
-
0.16%
 
   
Wyoming County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Wyoming County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Wyoming 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 traced 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, Wyoming County's population grew at an annual rate of 0.63% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1971 (6.27%) and posted its lowest growth in 2015 (-1.46%). In 2022, Wyoming County's population declined by -0.33%
Wyoming County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Wyoming 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 Wyoming County's population since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Wyoming County's annual population growth rate averaged 3.46%. It averaged 0.56% in the 1980s, 0.13% during the 1990s, 0.00% throughout the 2000s, -0.72% throughout the 2010s, -0.36% 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 Wyoming County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Pennsylvania and the nation. As the chart reveals, Wyoming County's average annual population growth outperformed Pennsylvania's average during the 1970s (3.46% vs. 0.11%), recorded above Pennsylvania's average in the 1980s (0.56% vs. -0.01%), posted below Pennsylvania's average in the 1990s (0.13% vs. 0.33%), lagged Pennsylvania's average throughout the 2000s (0.00% vs. 0.32%), fell below Pennsylvania's average in the 2010s (-0.72% vs. 0.25%), and recorded under Pennsylvania's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-0.36% vs. -0.05%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Wyoming County surpassed the nation over the 1970s (3.46% vs. 1.10%), fell under the nation throughout the 1980s (0.56% vs. 0.95%), trailed the nation in the 1990s (0.13% vs. 1.23%), fell under the nation over the 2000s (0.00% vs. 0.95%), fell below the nation during the 2010s (-0.72% vs. 0.74%), and recorded underneath the nation over 2020-2022 (-0.36% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.63
3.46
0.56
0.13
0.00
-0.72
-0.36
-0.33
 
0.19
0.11
-0.01
0.33
0.32
0.25
-0.05
-0.31
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Wyoming County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
18,835
100.0
N
0.16
1970
 
19,290
102.4
2.42
0.16
1971
 
20,499
108.8
6.27
0.17
1972
 
21,356
113.4
4.18
0.18
1973
 
22,383
118.8
4.81
0.19
1974
 
23,309
123.8
4.14
0.20
1975
 
23,866
126.7
2.39
0.20
1976
 
25,174
133.7
5.48
0.21
1977
 
26,360
140.0
4.71
0.22
1978
 
26,547
140.9
0.71
0.22
1979
 
26,402
140.2
-0.55
0.22
1980
 
26,453
140.4
0.19
0.22
1981
 
26,483
140.6
0.11
0.22
1982
 
26,649
141.5
0.63
0.22
1983
 
26,834
142.5
0.69
0.23
1984
 
27,182
144.3
1.30
0.23
1985
 
27,277
144.8
0.35
0.23
1986
 
27,246
144.7
-0.11
0.23
1987
 
27,602
146.5
1.31
0.23
1988
 
27,797
147.6
0.71
0.23
1989
 
27,918
148.2
0.44
0.24
1990
 
28,105
149.2
0.67
0.24
1991
 
28,165
149.5
0.21
0.24
1992
 
28,601
151.9
1.55
0.24
1993
 
28,868
153.3
0.93
0.24
1994
 
28,813
153.0
-0.19
0.24
1995
 
28,526
151.5
-1.00
0.23
1996
 
28,656
152.1
0.46
0.23
1997
 
28,325
150.4
-1.16
0.23
1998
 
28,189
149.7
-0.48
0.23
1999
 
28,268
150.1
0.28
0.23
2000
 
28,038
148.9
-0.81
0.23
2001
 
28,119
149.3
0.29
0.23
2002
 
28,011
148.7
-0.38
0.23
2003
 
28,074
149.1
0.22
0.23
2004
 
28,195
149.7
0.43
0.23
2005
 
28,160
149.5
-0.12
0.23
2006
 
28,194
149.7
0.12
0.23
2007
 
28,287
150.2
0.33
0.23
2008
 
28,294
150.2
0.02
0.22
2009
 
28,268
150.1
-0.09
0.22
2010
 
28,235
149.9
-0.12
0.22
2011
 
28,248
150.0
0.05
0.22
2012
 
28,263
150.1
0.05
0.22
2013
 
27,961
148.5
-1.07
0.22
2014
 
27,937
148.3
-0.09
0.22
2015
 
27,530
146.2
-1.46
0.21
2016
 
27,214
144.5
-1.15
0.21
2017
 
27,013
143.4
-0.74
0.21
2018
 
26,625
141.4
-1.44
0.21
2019
 
26,296
139.6
-1.24
0.20
2020
 
26,030
138.2
-1.01
0.20
2021
 
26,100
138.6
0.27
0.20
2022
 
26,014
138.1
-0.33
0.20
Source: Calculations by the Pennsylvania Regional Economic Analysis Project (PA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Pennsylvania:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
11,741,000
100.0
N
5.83
1970
 
11,811,561
100.6
0.60
5.80
1971
 
11,884,354
101.2
0.62
5.75
1972
 
11,904,541
101.4
0.17
5.69
1973
 
11,885,202
101.2
-0.16
5.62
1974
 
11,863,936
101.0
-0.18
5.56
1975
 
11,897,778
101.3
0.29
5.52
1976
 
11,887,478
101.2
-0.09
5.46
1977
 
11,881,857
101.2
-0.05
5.41
1978
 
11,864,774
101.1
-0.14
5.34
1979
 
11,873,563
101.1
0.07
5.29
1980
 
11,868,305
101.1
-0.04
5.22
1981
 
11,858,569
101.0
-0.08
5.17
1982
 
11,845,146
100.9
-0.11
5.11
1983
 
11,837,726
100.8
-0.06
5.06
1984
 
11,815,175
100.6
-0.19
5.01
1985
 
11,770,865
100.3
-0.38
4.95
1986
 
11,782,754
100.4
0.10
4.91
1987
 
11,810,869
100.6
0.24
4.87
1988
 
11,845,755
100.9
0.30
4.84
1989
 
11,865,992
101.1
0.17
4.81
1990
 
11,903,299
101.4
0.31
4.77
1991
 
11,982,164
102.1
0.66
4.74
1992
 
12,049,450
102.6
0.56
4.70
1993
 
12,119,724
103.2
0.58
4.66
1994
 
12,166,050
103.6
0.38
4.62
1995
 
12,198,403
103.9
0.27
4.58
1996
 
12,220,464
104.1
0.18
4.54
1997
 
12,227,814
104.1
0.06
4.48
1998
 
12,245,672
104.3
0.15
4.44
1999
 
12,263,805
104.5
0.15
4.39
2000
 
12,284,173
104.6
0.17
4.35
2001
 
12,298,970
104.8
0.12
4.32
2002
 
12,331,031
105.0
0.26
4.29
2003
 
12,374,658
105.4
0.35
4.27
2004
 
12,410,722
105.7
0.29
4.24
2005
 
12,449,990
106.0
0.32
4.21
2006
 
12,510,809
106.6
0.49
4.19
2007
 
12,563,937
107.0
0.42
4.17
2008
 
12,612,285
107.4
0.38
4.15
2009
 
12,666,858
107.9
0.43
4.13
2010
 
12,716,521
108.3
0.39
4.11
2011
 
12,772,774
108.8
0.44
4.10
2012
 
12,815,609
109.2
0.34
4.08
2013
 
12,846,775
109.4
0.24
4.06
2014
 
12,880,463
109.7
0.26
4.03
2015
 
12,898,688
109.9
0.14
4.01
2016
 
12,918,191
110.0
0.15
3.98
2017
 
12,945,337
110.3
0.21
3.96
2018
 
12,980,864
110.6
0.27
3.95
2019
 
12,991,448
110.7
0.08
3.93
2020
 
12,994,440
110.7
0.02
3.92
2021
 
13,012,059
110.8
0.14
3.92
2022
 
12,972,008
110.5
-0.31
3.89
Source: Calculations by the Pennsylvania Regional Economic Analysis Project (PA-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 Pennsylvania Regional Economic Analysis Project (PA-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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