Lincoln County, NM Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 7,560 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 7,800 | 3.2 | 240 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 8,200 | 5.1 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 8,400 | 2.4 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 9,100 | 8.3 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 9,500 | 4.4 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 9,800 | 3.2 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 10,000 | 2.0 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 10,200 | 2.0 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 10,500 | 2.9 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 10,997 | 4.7 | 497 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 11,211 | 1.9 | 214 |
235 | 100 | - | - |
| 1982 | 11,667 | 4.1 | 456 |
228 | 91 | - | - |
| 1983 | 12,590 | 7.9 | 923 |
247 | 109 | - | - |
| 1984 | 13,292 | 5.6 | 702 |
250 | 115 | - | - |
| 1985 | 13,359 | 0.5 | 67 |
246 | 109 | - | - |
| 1986 | 13,190 | -1.3 | -169 |
245 | 98 | - | - |
| 1987 | 12,970 | -1.7 | -220 |
225 | 91 | - | - |
| 1988 | 12,639 | -2.6 | -331 |
186 | 94 | - | - |
| 1989 | 12,281 | -2.8 | -358 |
173 | 95 | - | - |
| 1990 | 12,219 | -0.5 | -62 |
135 | 71 | - | - |
| 1991 | 12,891 | 5.5 | 672 |
230 | 136 | 12 | 358 |
| 1992 | 13,437 | 4.2 | 546 |
176 | 132 | 4 | 316 |
| 1993 | 14,101 | 4.9 | 664 |
183 | 110 | 20 | 383 |
| 1994 | 14,933 | 5.9 | 832 |
194 | 138 | 20 | 537 |
| 1995 | 15,869 | 6.3 | 936 |
178 | 139 | 28 | 613 |
| 1996 | 16,780 | 5.7 | 911 |
190 | 138 | 28 | 555 |
| 1997 | 17,676 | 5.3 | 896 |
178 | 128 | 28 | 518 |
| 1998 | 18,373 | 3.9 | 697 |
186 | 146 | 28 | 347 |
| 1999 | 18,837 | 2.5 | 464 |
182 | 138 | 20 | 278 |
| 2000 | 19,411 | 3.0 | 574 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 19,430 | 0.1 | 19 |
270 | 206 | 47 | -70 |
| 2002 | 19,601 | 0.9 | 171 |
205 | 165 | 37 | 105 |
| 2003 | 20,086 | 2.5 | 485 |
211 | 176 | 29 | 415 |
| 2004 | 20,423 | 1.7 | 337 |
244 | 157 | 29 | 244 |
| 2005 | 20,662 | 1.2 | 239 |
236 | 163 | 28 | 149 |
| 2006 | 20,858 | 0.9 | 196 |
216 | 155 | 29 | 115 |
| 2007 | 20,783 | -0.4 | -75 |
247 | 175 | 28 | -167 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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